2023 Occhipinti Il Frappato

A juicy and vibrant Sicilian Frappato, bright, fragrant and so enticing!

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Arianna Occhipinti describes this as the wine that most resembles her: brave, original, and a bit rebellious. It’s her "dream" wine, born from 40-year-old vines dug into the red sands and limestone of the Iblei Mountains in Sicily. Arianna is one of the modern stars of Sicilian wine, and while her entry-level reds are great, this is the one that really shows the "peasant elegance" she’s always chasing.

It’s a far cry from the heavy, sun-drenched reds people often associate with Sicily. Instead, you get this incredibly pretty, floral lift - think red roses and cinnamon - intertwined with a tart, mineral edge that keeps you on your toes. It’s fermented with native yeasts and spends over a year in large Slavonian oak, but you wouldn’t know it from the freshness; it’s all about purity and tension.

In the glass, it’s juicy and zingy with a mouth-watering acid line that makes it dangerously drinkable. There’s a slightly bitter, "bloody" earthy undertone that gives it real soul, but it never loses that joyous, fragrant fruit. It’s a bit of a masterpiece and easily one of the most expressive versions of Frappato on the planet. If you want to see what all the fuss is about with Sicilian wine, start right here.

Il Frappato stems from a dream which I had when I was a girl to make a wine that knows the land that I work, the air I breath, and my own thoughts. It is bitter, bloody and elegant. That is Vittoria and the Iblei Mountains. It is the wine that most resembles me, brave, original and rebellious. But not only. It has peasant origins, for this it loves its roots and the past that it brings in; but, at the same time, it is able to fight to improve itself. It knows refinement without forgetting itself.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Frappato
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Feature Cult
Women in Wine
Biodynamic
Organic
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Cork

Occhipinti

Arianna Occhipinti was drawn to wine at the tender age of just sixteen.

It was in her uncle Giusto Occhipinti's cellar that she fell in love with the traditional way of making wine - he is one of the proprietors of legendary Sicilian producer Cos. Her quest to find balance and beauty in the native varieties of her homeland began shortly after.

Her first solo vintage was in 2004, where at the age of just 22 she made her first wine. Since then, she has developed a devout cult following for her pure, fresh, unfettered expressions of Sicilian varieties made from dry-grown, unfertilized vineyards that are farmed without chemicals.

Arianna Occhipinti in the vineyard Discover Occhipinti

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