Vecchio Samperi Quarantennale

This special Vecchio Samperi reserve began its aging journey in 1978, when Marco De Bartoli restored the “perpetual” or Solera method in the Baglio di Samperi, to produce the traditional wine of the area, locally called stravecchio, and from which the Marsala wine originated. For this purpose he used wines aged in barrels, already present inside the baglio, to which every year he added wine he vinified with overripe Grillo grapes. In this way he obtained a wine with a significant alcoholic component. Over the years, Marco, as per the tradition of the Solera method, produced reserves by drawing wine from the lowest level barrels, leaving it to age in single oak barrels. To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the company’s foundation, it was decided to bottle one of the first reserves he produced, with an average aging of 40 years. This is a reserve that has naturally reached almost 18 degrees of alcohol, maintaining its fragrance and unmistakable oxidative style, characteristics that unite the different editions of Vecchio Samperi.