AMI Cote de Beaune Les Monsnieres Blanc 2020
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Arianna Occhipinti FL 2022
£64.95“What a pleasure it was to watch the dynamic Sicilian winemaker Arianna Occhipinti in Stanley Tucci’s CNN special “Searching for Italy,” featuring the food culture of Italy. Based in Vittoria, her vineyards see the Iblei mountains at the front and the Mediterranean Sea at the back. They are located 250 meters in elevation and because this area was underwater during the Miocene epoch, the soils range from clay, calcareous, tufo, gold sand, red sand and light sand. “The soils change every meter and so do the wines made from those sites,” says Arianna. In 2016, she started her Vino di Contrada series that sees three expressions of Frappato from three sites (PT, BB and FL). We can soon expect a new white wine to hit the market. Arianna is farming Grillo at 500 meters above sea level in the Contrada Santa Margherita in the town of Chiaramonte Gulfi. All of her wines are certified organic and made according to biodynamic methods.”
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (11/21)
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Arianna Occhipinti Grotte Alte 2021
£64.95“Closed with a red wax capsule, the Arianna Occhipinti 2021 Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte is the traditional blend of 50% Frappato di Vittoria and 50% Nero d’Avola, made with organically farmed fruit. It has a clean bouquet of candied cherry, crème de cassis and crushed rose. Lean- to medium-bodied, the wine closes with black licorice and toasted fennel seed. The fruit comes from Contrada Santa Teresa at 280 meters in elevation, where red sand sits over compact limestone. The wine undergoes 21 days of skin maceration with 20% whole clusters and ages for 48 months in French oak. Production is limited to 6,600 bottles. Drink: 2026-2032. 94 points
Arianna Occhipinti celebrates her 20th year making wine with an expanded cellar, an archive of historic vintages and a new professional tasting room. Her certified organic estate in Vittoria is also farmed according to biodynamic principles, with massal selections, cover crops, compost and an emphasis on vineyard biodiversity. The vineyards span from 220 to 500 meters in elevation, with white and red sands over layers of tuff and limestone, and benefit from the cooling influence of both the Scirocco and Maestrale winds. Occhipinti continues to explore the distinctions among her contrade, although the difficult, low-yielding 2023 vintage prompted her to blend fruit from Pettineo, Fossa di Lupo and Bombolieri for the new Vino di Contrada 20. The estate has also acquired land at 700 meters in elevation in Chiaramonte Gulfi and plans to release Serracalcara, a new 100% Grillo from limestone-rich soils in Contrada Serra San Bartolo.”
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (09/26)
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Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 2024
£37.95“I’m embarrassed to admit that this was my first visit with Arianna Occhipinti at her winery. I’ve followed Occhipinti’s work for over 15 years, yet my travels seldom brought me to Sicily’s deep south. Cerasuolo di Vittoria’s emergence (or reemergence) and the collection of excellent winemakers in the area inspired me to make the trip. The Occhipinti wines have always stood out for their harmonious blend of depth and purity. I still remember tasting my first bottle before I knew Occhipinti’s story. Discovering that the wine was made by the young Arianna Occhipinti was a revelation. All I could think of was, “If these are this good now, what will they be like decades down the road?” Well, here we are, with Occhipinti about 20 years into her winemaking journey. Most of her beliefs remain fully intact yet further refined. These days, Occhipinti oversees 38 hectares of vines in the Vittoria area, located between the towns of Acate and Pedalino. She believes in biodiversity, with just as many hectares of olive groves and fruit trees. All the farming is organic and biodynamic, with a focus on the vines above all else. Occhipinti employs a low-impact approach in the winery, utilizing concrete for fermentation and most of the aging process. Sulfur is kept to a minimum.
Occhipinti now focuses on more on individual Contrade and parcels, as opposed to the blends she favored in the past. The range now includes the Frappato Bb (Bombolieri), Frappato Fl (Fosso di Lupo) and Frappato Pt (Pettineo). Sadly, these are small productions that mostly go to restaurants. As a collector, I would love to have these wines in my cellar. Nero d’Avola is the other love in her life. Occhipinti explained that Nero d’Avola needs limestone soils to achieve balance and complexity, which is why the Vittoria area is so special. Check out the Cerasuolo di Vittoria Grotte Alte; it’s a formidable effort with tremendous aging potential. The Siccagno is the wine that introduced me to the estate and is still a personal favorite. Arianna Occhipinti has my full faith in her work and vision for the future.”
Eric Guido, Vinous (07/25)
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