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Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023
Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023
Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023
Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023

Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023

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Size | 750mL

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Arianna Occhipinti farms red sand and chalk in Sicily, and this Frappato-led blend, 70% Frappato, 30% Nero d'Avola, co-fermented with native yeasts, never sees a stick of oak. Concrete tank from start to finish, eight months, bottled unfiltered, with barely a whisper of sulfur; what you get is the red fruit and the sand it came out of, no makeup. Fifteen-year-old vines, certified organic, and a producer who's been doing this since she was 24. This is what Sicily tastes like when nobody's dressing it up.

Details

Wine Type
Red
Producer
Arianna Occhipinti
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Appellation
Sicilia
Grape
Nero d'Avola
Farming
Biodynamic, Organic

Professional Ratings

96 Decanter
96 James Suckling
95 Jeb Dunnuck
95 Wine Advocate
94 Vinous
91 Wine Spectator

The balance and accessibility of this crowd-pleasing red belie the focus of its concentrated boysenberry and black plum fruit, zesty milled pepper, ground anise and graphite notes, plus violet and marjoram aromatics. Integrates fine, sandy tannins and lively acidity before lingering on the iron-laced finish. This is hard to stop sipping, but take your time and let this open in the glass. Frappato and Nero d'Avola. Drink now through 2036. 2,450 cases imported.

About the Producer

Thank you to importer Louis/Dressner for thie profile of Occhipinti: (Click here for more on Occhipinti from Louis/Dressner and here for Occhipinti's website) In 2006, Joe and Kevin fell in love with the wines of an unassuming 24 year old showing her first vintage at an Italian wine fair. Today, Arianna Occhipinti has become a seminal figure for a new generation of wine lovers. Her rise to prominence has been meteoric, and rightfully so: anyone who has ever met Ari will instantly vouch for her charming personality and seemingly boundless energy.

Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2023

$36.00
$36.00
Sold Out