Description
Occhipinti Terre Sicilane SP68 Rosso 2022
Varietal: 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.”
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGT
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.