2021 Azienda Agricola Ariana Occhipinti Frappato IGT Terre Siciliane Vino di Contrada 'FL', Sicily, Italy Madl VINEYARD Vallée de Mame

VINEYARD Vallée de Mame

2019 Domaine de la Grosse Pierre ‘Claudius’ Chiroubles Beaujolais

cocoa-like bitterness to the finish

Quarts is a south-facing lieu-dit of Quarts de Chaume which before the French Revolution was in the hands of the sieureurs de Haute Guerche

Fermented and aged for eight months in oak barrels

2021 Azienda Agricola Ariana Occhipinti Frappato IGT Terre Siciliane Vino di Contrada 'FL', Sicily, Italy Madl VINEYARD Vallée de MameFL (Fossa di Lupo). Just a few km. down the SP68 from the winery estate vines in Bombelieri is Arianna's original 6 hectare vineyard and winery in Fossa di Lupo. These vines are relatively young at about 15 years, alberello trained and planted on a thin 25 centimeters of brown sand over limestone rock. Arianna notes the earthiness and salinity of this wine. (Side note: this vineyard is also the source for the Nero d'Avola in "Siccagno").