2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 1.5L Magnum, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Billecart-salmon I had no say in

I had no say in the pick timing  but I was very familiar with the site and his farming and was excited to try my hand with Pinot from a Vineyard I was already  connected with

2nd and 3rd use French barrels

with notes of poached pears on an impressively concentrated palate

with a frequent north wind

2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 1.5L Magnum, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Billecart-salmon I had no say in70% Frappato 30% Nero d'Avola. From certified organic estate vines, averaging 20+ years old and planted on chalky, sandy soils. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed and co fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks. Maceration lasts approximately two weeks. The wine is aged in concrete tanks for 6 months and bottled unfiltered. Sulfur use is modest. "SP68" is the Strada Provinciale 68, the country road on which the Occhipinti