2020 Il Frappato, Occhipinti, Sicily

2020 Il Frappato, Occhipinti, Sicily

Arianna's dream was to make the Frappato, a wine that tastes like the land I work'. 100% Frappato, the wine spends 14 months in large Slavonian oak which doesn't impart oak but a breadth and openness. Raspberries,wild strawberries, pomegranate and red plums are supported by dry red fruits and smoke.

Critic score
93/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Italy
  • Maturity
    Ready 2023 - 2037info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    12.5%
  • Classification
    IGT - Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Tasting notes

Aromas of suede, dried rose and dried strawberry. Medium-bodied with slightly firm tannins. Linear on the palate and rather pretty, fresh and long. Drink or hold.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (August 2022)
93/100
Arianna Occhipinti

Arianna is somewhat of a celebrity in winemaking circles having been part of the Sicilian wine new wave of focusing on old vines, indigenous varieties and minimal wine intervention since she started her own winemaking project in 2004. Based in the not so fashionable Vittoria area of southern Sicily, Arianna is focused on producing high quality and accessible wines, and is mostly known for her handling of the indigenous Frappato grape.

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