Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2024

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

“Named after the road that runs past the estate, this turns the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG recipe on its head with 70% Frappato and 30% Nero d'Avola, Vinified in concrete tanks. Vibrant dark cherry and blackberry aromas dance with light herbal touches, while the super-succulent palate is deep, sapid and fruity, with a lick of salinity and a long finish that hints at juicy blood orange. Organic. Drinking Window: 2025-2028.” - 92 PTS, JAMES BUTTON, DECANTER (05/2025)

IMPORTER NOTES:

APPELLATION: Terre Siciliane IGT

GRAPES: 70% Frappato; 30% Nero d`Avola

SO2: During winemaking, at bottling

SOIL COMPOSITION: Red Sand, Chalk

FARMING: Organic (certified)

AGE OF VINES: 15 years old on average

FINING/FILTRATION: Unfined/Unfiltered

FUN FACTS: "SP68 is the name of the road that cuts through my original vineyard in Vittoria. SP68 is a road but it is also a young wine. Cool and pleasant, with a delicate taste that it brings the flavour of the sun and the freshness of this land."

WINEMAKING: “The fruit is mainly destemmed and co-fermented with native yeasts in concrete tanks and with a two-week skin maceration. The wine is aged in concrete tank for 8 months and bottled unfiltered. Minimal sulphur is added before fermentation and at bottling. Occasionally the wine needs an extra addition after racking.”