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Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2015

Other Red Blends from Sicily, Italy
WS 92
Item # 339215

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92 points Wine Spectator: "[$78 list] A harmonious red, this is medium-bodied and mouthwatering, with subtle tannins finely meshed with the fragrant range of ripe raspberry, Earl Grey tea, star anise and graphite notes. Clean-cut and minerally, with good expression and depth of flavor set on a lithe, elegant frame. Drink now through 2030. 250 cases imported. (10/31/20)"

50% Frappato/50% Nero d'Avola. Grotte Alte is Arianna's only DOCG wine, in this case Vittoria's most famous, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, and made from a blend of the best native varietals, Nero d'Avola and Frappato. "Grotte Alte" is named for the limestone ridges on which the Occhipinti estate lies, straddling and combining both Mediterranean and mountain influences, with red and sandy clay soils over limestone at about 280 meters. Coming from a selection of older vines, a longer maceration and barrel aging, the Grotte Alte is essentially the "grown-up", appellation-designated version of the "baby" SP68 red IGT wine.
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92 points Wine Spectator: "[$78 list] A harmonious red, this is medium-bodied and mouthwatering, with subtle tannins finely meshed with the fragrant range of ripe raspberry, Earl Grey tea, star anise and graphite notes. Clean-cut and minerally, with good expression and depth of flavor set on a lithe, elegant frame. Drink now through 2030. 250 cases imported. (10/31/20)"

50% Frappato/50% Nero d'Avola. Grotte Alte is Arianna's only DOCG wine, in this case Vittoria's most famous, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, and made from a blend of the best native varietals, Nero d'Avola and Frappato. "Grotte Alte" is named for the limestone ridges on which the Occhipinti estate lies, straddling and combining both Mediterranean and mountain influences, with red and sandy clay soils over limestone at about 280 meters. Coming from a selection of older vines, a longer maceration and barrel aging, the Grotte Alte is essentially the "grown-up", appellation-designated version of the "baby" SP68 red IGT wine.
Product SKU 339215
Producer Occhipinti
Country Italy
Region Sicily
SubRegion Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Varietal Other Red Blends
Vintage 2015
Size 750ml
Color Red
Blend 50% Nero d'Avola, 50% Frappato
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