Italy
Il Frappato - 2021 - Arianna Occhipinti
Azienda Occhipinti
A nose with notes of raspberries and spices. Palate: a wine on a high wire, rich and expressive, between fluidity and power. It’s a lovely stroll through the vineyard, this Frappato.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Terre Siciliane IGP
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2031
- rock’n’roll
A 100% Frappato cuvée from organically grown vines. The parcels are north facing at an altitude of 300 metres, and the grapes are treated to Arianna’s respectful approach to vinification, with a focus on freshness. Natural vinification: a 50-day maceration with indigenous yeasts, and juices handled by gravity. Matured 14 months in casks that have seen several wines, neither filtered nor fined.
Arianna Occhipinti
Arianna Occhipinti organically cultivates 10 ha of vines and 15 ha of olive trees in the south of Sicily, near Vittoria. A dynamic young woman, cheerful and passionate, she’s a pure child of Sicily. Her organic vineyard is planted with Albanello and Zibibbo for the whites, Nero d’Avola and Frappato for the reds. These local grape varieties are planted on parcels oriented to the north and at...
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