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Arianna Occhipinti
The Frappato grape variety is native to southeastern Sicily, where it has been documented since the 17th century. It is grown mainly in the province of Ragusa, especially in the countryside around the city of Vittoria. Characterized by a medium-sized pyramidal cluster with compact round oval berries, it grows mainly on dry soils and is not very vigorous nor particularly fertile. Frappato is one of Sicily's oldest grapes but has no ties to the island's atre varieties. According to DNA studies it has a kinship with Sangiovese and a brotherhood with Gaglioppo di Calabria.Read more
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Aromatic notes
Ruby red. Flowers, red fruits, smoky notes, licorice, tobacco, spices, herbs, wet earth, iron notes. Full, intense, tannic, fresh, slightly savory.
Pairings
White meats, Rare red meats, Braised red meats, Game and offal, Cured meats, Intense cooked fish, Cooked vegetables and legumes, Mushrooms and truffles, Eggs, Spiced dishes.
Structure
Colour: Red
Fizziness: Still
Sweetness: Dry
Grape varieties: Frappato 100%
Alcohol: 12.50%
Volume: 0.75 l
Vinification parameters
Early October
Spontaneous fermentation in 85 hl concrete vats and maceration on the skins for 25 days with daily pumping over and punching down. Aged in the same containers for 6 months and in Austrian oak barrels for 12 months. Unfiltered.
35 mg/l
Guide ratings
REVIEWED
REVIEWED
VINO SLOW
REVIEWED
Micro wine-growing area
Acate
Vineyard
Medium consistency, comes from sub-Apennine sands of calcareous nature
40 years old
6 ha
Guyot and sapling
6000 strains per hectare
30 hl
Origin
Sicily
Piana di Vittoria
Acate
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Arianna Occhipinti, based in Vittoria, Sicily, produces Frappato and Nero d’Avola using organic farming methods in the Cerasuolo di Vittoria area.
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