Arianna OcchipintiFrappato 2022

Product code: 19550
£34.40 inc VAT
Italy
Red Wine from
Sicily, Italy
Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Sicily
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Arianna Occhipinti
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Arianna Occhipinti
Grape
Grape: Frappato
Grape: 100% Frappato
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Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Sicily
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Arianna Occhipinti
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Arianna Occhipinti
Grape
Grape: Frappato
Grape: 100% Frappato

Product Notes

Arianna Occhipinti is a winemaker hailing from southeastern Sicily, known for her exceptional Frappato wines. She took over her family's vineyards at the age of 21 and has since been producing outstanding wines that have earned her numerous accolades and recognition worldwide. Arianna is an advocate for biodynamic farming, using only natural methods to cultivate her grapes, and harvests them manually to ensure optimal quality. Her Frappato wines are light-bodied with an intense aroma of red fruits, featuring a lively acidity and smooth tannins. They are regarded as some of the best expressions of the Frappato grape, showcasing the unique terroir of Sicily's Vittoria region. Arianna's dedication to tradition and sustainability has made her one of the most influential winemakers of her generation.

About the Winery

Arianna Occhipinti

Established in 2009, Arianna Occhipinti is an Italian winery founded by a lady of the same name. She is known for the care and techniques used for growing the Italian native grape varietals of Nero d’ Avola and Frappato. Right from a young age, she was fascinated about vines and winemaking, thanks to frequent visits to her uncle’s wine estate in Sicily. She was just 22 when she started her own wine label.

She started by creating wine in the Contrada Fossa di Lupo region, but the popularity of her wines grew so rapidly that she soon ensured that her wines reached other places such as Bastonaca, Pettineo and Bombolieri. Ever since she created her own label, Arianna has been using biodynamic farming techniques in her 10 hectares of vineyards. At her vineyards, Arianna gives complete respect to the earth and uses only organically grown grapes for creating her biodynamic wines. She doesn’t use pesticides, fertilisers, fungicides, herbicides or any other chemical product on her beloved vines.

Thanks to her biodynamic practices, she also uses very little sulphur in the wine at the time of processing. For fermentation, she depends on indigenous yeasts that are airborne to retain the original flavour of the fruits. They are allowed to then macerate on their own skins for about 30 days, before they are aged for about 6 months in traditional cement vats. This way, when they are bottled, the wines represent the true character of the grapes and the land.

The SP68 Rosso (Red) wine is the flagship wine of this label. It is made using a blend of 70% Frappato and 30% Nero d’ Avola. Here, the fruits are macerated for 15 days with their skins on before they are taken to the cement vats for ageing for 6 months. Finally, they rest in the bottle for a month before they are released into the market.

http://www.agricolaocchipinti.it

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