Arianna Occhipinti
Siccagno Nero d'Avola
Sicily, Italy
medium ruby hue, bright, very clear; Brett, black cherry, prune, dried fruit; medium body, 13% ABV; niece of Giusto Occhipinti of COS
medium ruby hue, bright, very clear; Brett, black cherry, prune, dried fruit; medium body, 13% ABV; niece of Giusto Occhipinti of COS
Apr 18th, 2019
Incredible wine. Day 3 and still stunning. I love these wines more and more every year.
Incredible wine. Day 3 and still stunning. I love these wines more and more every year.
Dec 4th, 2018
Extremely good. Fresh, clean, dark fruit, earthy and lots of grip. Will hold for a while but was showing well with a 30 minute decant.
Extremely good. Fresh, clean, dark fruit, earthy and lots of grip. Will hold for a while but was showing well with a 30 minute decant.
Apr 22nd, 2020Sour and juicy red fruit with a lovely spiced character. Medium bodied, grippy tannins.
Sour and juicy red fruit with a lovely spiced character. Medium bodied, grippy tannins.
Nov 2nd, 2020
Big ripe cherry and blueberry fruit with tons of brambly, wild, herbaceous, and volcanic undertones to create a truly complex and harmonious experience. Lovely.
Big ripe cherry and blueberry fruit with tons of brambly, wild, herbaceous, and volcanic undertones to create a truly complex and harmonious experience. Lovely.
Jun 28th, 2020
Ghost ship on the nose.
Damp hull.
Lichen./ wet stone.
Seawater./ oyster shell
Cranberry./ black tea sequence
Ghost ship on the nose.
Damp hull.
Lichen./ wet stone.
Seawater./ oyster shell
Cranberry./ black tea sequence
Rubis a noire
Nez d olive noire de grenade
Bouche fraîche et suave avec de l acidité et un fruit noire
Finale fraîche et acidulée
Rubis a noire
Nez d olive noire de grenade
Bouche fraîche et suave avec de l acidité et un fruit noire
Finale fraîche et acidulée
Just a really enjoyable wine that is both hearty and even “ big” but still refreshing.
Clearly some Brett and some effervescent feel like may hint at VA, but I find both to be well integrated and enjoyable. A deep darker-side-of-red fruit profile: red and damson plum, dried red cherry, Black licorice, olive. Has a floral sense to it, and some exotic woody undertones as well earth - like a forest after the rain . A full bodied and almost lush wine that might recall the mouthfeel if a Napa cab, but with much more refreshing a acidity coming through - never the least bit cloying or overwrought. Simply a great wine with a broad food pairing potential. That said, I do wonder if it would taste dramatically different at the source. With zero sulphur amidst a long boat ride, life in distributor warehouses, a wine shop and ultimately my euro cave, whether the original intent is preserved in its entirety. Def I a great window , it Seems like peak drinking might be 2-3 years ahead, still, again, the no sulphur and the Brett/va...
Just a really enjoyable wine that is both hearty and even “ big” but still refreshing.
Clearly some Brett and some effervescent feel like may hint at VA, but I find both to be well integrated and enjoyable. A deep darker-side-of-red fruit profile: red and damson plum, dried red cherry, Black licorice, olive. Has a floral sense to it, and some exotic woody undertones as well earth - like a forest after the rain . A full bodied and almost lush wine that might recall the mouthfeel if a Napa cab, but with much more refreshing a acidity coming through - never the least bit cloying or overwrought. Simply a great wine with a broad food pairing potential. That said, I do wonder if it would taste dramatically different at the source. With zero sulphur amidst a long boat ride, life in distributor warehouses, a wine shop and ultimately my euro cave, whether the original intent is preserved in its entirety. Def I a great window , it Seems like peak drinking might be 2-3 years ahead, still, again, the no sulphur and the Brett/va...