Ariana Occhipinti Il Frappato 2023

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Frappato

Region: Terre Siciliane IGT

Light in colour yet remarkable in complexity with notes of cherry, raspberry and white pepper, this cool climate Frappato (from the niece of Giusto Occhipinti of the legendary COS estate in Vittoria, south-eastern Sicily) is grown on red sand with chalky subsoil at an altitude of 280 metres. The vines are average 40 years old. 20 days of skin maceration for 70% and 8 months for the other 30%. Aged 14 months in 25hl Slovenian oak barrels, 1 month in bottle. Unfiltered.