Tasting notes:

This Marsala, judged by the drinksbusiness panel about a year ago,has become even more remarkablewith a little extra ageing in bottle.Deep gold in hue with orangehighlights and a green tinge to therim, the wine expresses concentratedplums, dried peaches and apricots,raisins, dates and cashew nuts, with cigarbox and vanilla accents from woodageing. The palate seems medium-dry,with glorious fresh acidity, and extrastructure from a little linen-texturedtannin giving balance and texture.Complex, midweight and lingering, thiswould be a modern classic match with azabaglione-custard pie in home-madeshort pastry. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)