Arianna Occhipinti, Frappato, Terre Siciliane IGP, Sicily, Italy 2023 biodynamic then 12 months in bottle

then 12 months in bottle

or just a beautiful Mediterranean sunset

The next malolactic fermentation ends within December

this bottling in particular is defined by an herbaceous and piney character with a distinct gentian note

Arianna Occhipinti, Frappato, Terre Siciliane IGP, Sicily, Italy 2023 biodynamic then 12 months in bottle100% Frappato. From multiple certified organic parcels with vines averaging 40 years old, planted on red sandy, limestone soils and trained in alberello and guyot. The bunches are hand harvested and destemmed with the berries left whole. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in 20 hectoliter concrete tanks and with approximately 30 days of maceration and only gentle extraction. The wine is aged for 14 months in 25 hectoliter Slavonian oak