2023 Occhipinti, Terre Siciliane IGT, Siccagno Nero d'Avola Country_Barbados sprawling ‘parral bajo’ or low

sprawling ‘parral bajo’ or low pergola-trained vines

This wine hails from a vineyard that’s surrounded by forest

Luis Seabra’s "Xisto Ilimitado" project serves as a technical interrogation of the Douro’s non-fortified potential

It is an exceptionally refreshing dry white that works beautifully as a versatile pour for the table or a crisp aperitif

Fermented with natural yeasts in used Burgundian barrels and undergoing extended sur lattes aging

2023 Occhipinti, Terre Siciliane IGT, Siccagno Nero d'Avola Country_Barbados sprawling ‘parral bajo’ or lowArianna Occhipinti works in Vittoria, in southeastern Sicily, on red sand over limestone. She came up through her uncle Giusto (COS) and built her own estate from abandoned vines, focusing on native varieties and traditional farming. Siccagno is 100% Nero dAvola from ~35 year old vines, trained in alberello and guyot. Fermented with native yeasts in concrete, with a long ~30 day maceration, then aged ~22 months in large Slavonian botti, bottled