2022 Occhipinti Il Frappato, Sicily, Italy
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100% Frappato
Arianna Occhipinti has been a trailblazer in Sicilian natural winemaking at 21 years old when she released her first vintage in 2004, she has since gained a cult following in the biodynamic movement.Arianna is the niece of Giusto Occhpinti, whose COS wines are undisputedly amongst the very best of Sicily. In 1998, Giusto invited her to help him out at Vinitaly for four days. Arianna was 16 at the time and knew nothing about wine; the experience was such a good one that she decided to study viticulture and oenology in university.
100% 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 botti and is bottled without fining or filtration. Sulfur use is minimal.
Blackberries and currants with hints of incense and sage. Soft texture with crisp red and black fruits. Zesty acidity and amazing freshnesswith a long and tension-filled finish.