Occhipinti - 2021 BB Bombolieri

2021 BB Bombolieri

Variety
Frappato
Region
Sicily, Italy
Volume
750ml

'Frappato was born from my girlish dream of making a wine that tasted of the land I work, the air I breathe, and my own thoughts. It is harsh, bloody and elegant. It is Vittoria and the Iblei mountains. It is the wine that most resembles me, courageous, original and rebellious. But not only. The wine has peasant origins, which is why he loves his roots and the past he carries within him; but, at the same time, he is capable of fighting to improve himself. He knows refinement without ever for...Read More...

'Frappato was born from my girlish dream of making a wine that tasted of the land I work, the air I breathe, and my own thoughts. It is harsh, bloody and elegant. It is Vittoria and the Iblei mountains. It is the wine that most resembles me, courageous, original and rebellious. But not only. The wine has peasant origins, which is why he loves his roots and the past he carries within him; but, at the same time, he is capable of fighting to improve himself. He knows refinement without ever forgetting himself.' - Arianna Occhipinti

The Bombolieri is from a parcel with a high limestone content; shallow clay and sand over solid limestone. The wine shows aromas of blueberry and cherries with some green herbs and almost tertiary characters of barn and leather. Medium bodied with fresh acidity and supple tannins. Shows very much why Sicily is challenging the red wines of Burgundy. 

 

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