Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest shop price | 2023 / 750ml | ≈ $37.15Original €33.00 | gute-weine.de ↗ |
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Frappato
Classification Terre Siciliane IGP
Region Terre Siciliane
Oak Types Slavonian oak
Barrel Size 2500
Production Details For the 2023 1,500 ml release, the importer describes approximately one month of maceration in cement tanks, followed by transfer to 2,500 L Slavonian-oak barrels for 14 months; after bottling, the wine rested for one month before release.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Frappato 100%
Drinking Window 2024–2039
Region Terre Siciliane
Soil Bastonaca has fine brown sand; fossa di lupo has calcareous soils. the parker account describes the source site more generally as sandy limestone.
Elevation 220.0 meters
Harvest Dates The estate harvest began with white varieties in mid-August and finished with Frappato and Nero d’Avola in the first week of October 2022.
Sites Bastonaca and Fossa di Lupo parcels
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The exact-2022 vendor account says 15% whole clusters were fermented with stems and the remainder was destemmed; maturation was mainly in concrete, with approximately 30% in a large Stockinger oak cask. A Parker account reproduced on the same page reports 20 days on skins, followed by cement and 14 months in French and Austrian oak.
2017 Technical Specifications
Region Terre Siciliane
Harvest Dates The red grapes were harvested at the end of September 2017; the producer does not provide a separate Il Frappato picking day.
Production Details The producer describes the 2017 wines collectively as vibrant and fresh, with an average alcohol content of 12.5%; this is an estate-wine population average and is not a finished-wine alcohol measurement for Il Frappato alone.
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2015 Technical Specifications
Region Terre Siciliane
Production Details Il Frappato and Siccagno received just over three weeks of maceration in 2015. The producer reports high acidity at harvest and pronounced tannins, which had softened toward balance and freshness after malolactic fermentation; no exact Il Frappato analytical values are given.
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2014 Technical Specifications
Region Terre Siciliane
Production Details The 2014 Frappato underwent approximately 25 days of maceration. The producer also reports light pump-overs and punchdowns across the wines.
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2013 Technical Specifications
Region Terre Siciliane
Production Details For 2013 the producer says macerations were slightly shortened and daily punchdowns and pump-overs were used; the report identifies the Frappato as especially fragrant and confirms Il Frappato was produced.
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Shop prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop price | 2023 / 750ml | ≈ $37.15Original €33.00 | gute-weine.de ↗ |
| Shop price | 2022 / 750ml | ≈ $37.15Original €33.00 | gute-weine.de ↗ |
Producer Information
Website
Address
SP68 Vittoria-Pedalino KM 3,3, 97019 Vittoria (RG), Sicily, Italy
Phone
+39 0932 1865519
Owner
Arianna Occhipinti
Cellarmaster
Arianna Occhipinti