'Il Frappato' Terre Siciliane Igt 2020
Arianna Occhipinti
24.50 €30.50 €
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.
Ruby red. Flowers, red fruits, smoky notes, licorice, tobacco, spices, herbs, wet earth, iron notes. Full, intense, tannic, fresh, slightly savory.
24.50 €30.50 €
Medium consistency, comes from sub-Apennine sands of calcareous nature
40 years old
6 ha
Guyot and sapling
6000 strains per hectare
30 hl
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
