Terre Siciliane IGT Rouge "Vino di Contrada BB" 2019 | Arianna Occhipinti's wine

Sicilian Earth IGT "Vino di Contrada BB" 2019 | Arianna Occhipinti

Arianna Occhipinti has made a name for herself in the global wine sphere by placing Sicily at the centre of attention, especially in so-called "natural" wines. Arianna's career as a winemaker began quite quickly when, at the age of 16, her uncle vigneron asked her to help him. It clicked immediately and Arianna joined the oenology school in Milan to forge a solid foundation. Very quickly, however, she emancipated herself from modern oenology to produce the wines she loved deeply; i.e. wines with a minimum of inputs and interventions. At the age of 22 she signe her first vintage on her favourite Sicilian grape varieties: Nero d'Avola and Frappato. She quickly found her way to success and her wines were acclaimed for their aromatic freshness and their well-asserted identity. The vines are grown organically without synthetic products to deliver all the essence of the Sicilian grape varieties. Arianna is also committed to using certain biodynamic methods, constantly experimenting to better sublimate her Sicilian terroirs whose diversity of soils impresses. It also pushes the envelope by offering single-vineyard wines through the Vini di Contrada range that we present here. Wines with a strong identity to better rediscover the exceptional potential of Sicilian wines.

Coming from a parcel selection brilliantly identified by Arianna Occhipinti, Frappato "BB" 2019 is the perfect wine to discover the Frappato grape, a native of Sicily just like this wine.

Like the Occhipinti style, the nose is nicely expressive and direct, with fresh notes of red berries, violets and blueberries. From this sandy and rocky terroir, we detect on the palate a Mediterranean aromatic structure, on dry herbs and lavender, all coupled with a superb freshness and fine tannins. A nugget produced in only 2,200 bottles.

• Produced in Sicily (Italy)
• Grape variety: Frappato
• Vintage: 2019
• Alcohol content: 12% vol

Capacity: 0.75 L