“Il Frappato” Rosso Terre Siciliane IGT 2023 (BIO)

Occhipinti | Sicily
Az. Agr. Arianna Occhipinti | Via dei Mille 55 | IT 97019 Vittoria

19212223 · 0,75 l · 44,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

"Courageous, stubborn, rebellious" – is how Arianna Occhipinti describes the wine that is most like her. Frappato, this ursicilian grape variety of peasant origin, is rooted here in calcareous sandy soils at the foot of the Monti Iblei. Forty-year-old vines near Vittoria, at an altitude of 280 metres, are cultivated biodynamically. Vinification follows the rhythm of nature: spontaneous fermentation in concrete, thirty days of maceration, then fourteen months of ageing in large Slavonian oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered, the wine retains its lively authenticity.

Ruby red with a transparent soul. Raspberry and strawberry intertwine with rose petals and a hint of black tea. On the palate: precise, sinewy, carried by lively acidity, with a fine tannin structure and a final that smells of Mediterranean scrub. A wine like its creator – rooted in tradition, but always ready to surpass itself. SUPERIORE.DE

"You can feel her enormous energy and passion in Arianna Occhipinti's wines. The 2023 Il Frappato marks the 20th vintage of this pioneering wine for the region. The aroma of dark cherries is predominant, while the taut and bright palate is wrapped around a savoury core with a gentle phenolic grip, balanced by airy herbs and a hint of strawberry on the finish. Pure class." Decanter

"A super-focused, polished, light and fresh wine with gentle aromas of wax, black pepper and wild strawberries. A restrained palate with cinnamon flavors, firm chalky tannins, crisp acidity and a chewy finish where the structure finds its balance." James Suckling