Occhipinti Il Frappato 2022 Magnum 1.5L

Light in color yet remarkable in its complexity, this shows off the cool climate characteristics that can be found in Arianna’s corner of Sicily. 70% of the Frappato is macerated for two months on its skins, while the other 30% stays on its skins for eight months; everything is aged for 14 months in Slavonian oak barrels. Always an interplay of the über-fresh and finely-tuned, the 2022 Frappato leads with wild blackberries and currants swirling up from the glass, accentuated by hints of incense and sage. What seems disarmingly easy-going – so soft-textured and pliant – is offset by crisp red and black fruits, minerals and savory spice, and a beam of zesty acidity that maintains amazing freshness through the long and tension-filled finale. It's an understated beauty; or, in Arianna's words, "Bitter, bloody and elegant...It knows refinement without forgetting itself." Destined for the dinner table.