2023 Occhipinti Frappato Terre Siciliane

Arianna Occhipinti's Frappato is a monovarietal red wine from organic and biodynamic vineyards in Vittoria, southeastern Sicily, in the Iblei mountains. Born from the winemaker's childhood dream of creating a wine that expresses the land, air, and her own thoughts, it represents her most personal expression. The wine is made from 100% Frappato grapes from approximately 40-year-old vines. The wine embodies a courageous, original, and rebellious spirit with peasant origins, expressing the fresh Mediterranean character and terroir of the Terre Siciliane IGT region.
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Specs

Type: Red
Grapes: Frappato
Winemaker: Arianna Occhipinti
Vintage: 2023

Geography

Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Sub-region: Vittoria
Vineyard: Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti
 

Farming

Organic and biodynamic viticulture, Triple A certified. Vines cultivated without synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers using natural methods. Hand-harvested from 40-year-old plots. Soils are sandy and calcareous in nature, medium consistency, derived from sub-Apennine sands.
 

Harvest

Hand-harvested grapes from 40-year-old plots
 

Fermentation

Indigenous yeasts, 15-40 days skin maceration in cement tanks
 

Aging

14 months in large Slavonian or Austrian oak barrels (30 HL), 1-2 months in bottle, unfiltered