Arianna Occhipinti IGT Frappato 20 Years Celebration Contrade 2023 [NET] NO20230927 releasing the appellation's very first

releasing the appellation's very first single-vineyard wine in 1971

and the style is approachable without sacrificing structure: ripe cassis and dark cherry

with seamlessly integrated toffee and vanilla notes from the Caribbean Casks

This patient approach allows their wines to develop remarkable complexity and finesse while maintaining freshness

A serious bottle for a serious occasion — decant and serve with rare beef

Arianna Occhipinti IGT Frappato 20 Years Celebration Contrade 2023 [NET] NO20230927 releasing the appellation's very firstFrappato is where Arianna Occhipinti started, and this bottling marks twenty years of it. She's spent those two decades learning her contrade, the individual districts around Vittoria, and this celebration release draws on that work: 100% Frappato, farmed organically, hand picked, fermented with native yeasts, nothing added to make it louder than it is. Sicilian labeling rules won't let her print the contrada names, which tells you something about how