Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Expect a Pigato that's denser

Expect a Pigato that's denser

one of the New World's finest places to grow Cabernet Franc

Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 16 months in barriques (only 20% new) create a focused

and as such is a true mirror for the power

Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Expect a Pigato that's denserSiccagno means dry farmed, which in southeastern Sicily is a statement of intent. No irrigation, no propping the vines up through the heat, just roots that go looking for water in limestone and sand. Nero d'Avola usually gets made big and jammy; Arianna Occhipinti goes the other way, using her contrade in Vittoria and two years in large Austrian oak casks to draw out structure and savor instead of sheer weight. Farming is organic, harvest is by hand,