Description
Located in Sicily ’s south-eastern Val di Noto province, the Occhipinti family is synonymous with the Frappato grape that underpins Siciliy’s only DOCG: Cerasuolo di Vittoria. Arianna kicked off in 2004, making wines in a family farmhouse, before transferring, in 2013, to a purpose-built winery, where her 22 hectares of Frappato and Nero d’Avola, along with one-and-a-half hectares of intense Albanello and Zibibbo white grapes, are vinified using cement and Stockinger barrels (Slavonian, German, Austrian oak).
Tasting Notes
The freshness and poise of this wine is such a fantastic example of Arianna Occhipinti’s skill as a winemaker and of the purity of the fruit she uses. Remarkably fresh and expressive with amazing red fruit, a herbal lining and a delicious hint of blood orange.
