2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 1.5L Magnum, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Billecart-salmon Herbal and juicy

Herbal and juicy

2nd and 3rd use French barrels

tucked into the misty redwoods and situated on a slope with soils of weathered sandstone and shale loams

with notes of poached pears on an impressively concentrated palate

with a frequent north wind

2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 1.5L Magnum, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Billecart-salmon Herbal and juicy70% Frappato 30% Nero d'Avola. From certified organic estate vines, averaging 20+ years old and planted on chalky, sandy soils. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed and co fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks. Maceration lasts approximately two weeks. The wine is aged in concrete tanks for 6 months and bottled unfiltered. Sulfur use is modest. "SP68" is the Strada Provinciale 68, the country road on which the Occhipinti