Siccagno DOC Sicilia 2019 – Occhipinti

Siccagno is made from 100% Nero d'Avola, the grape that connects Sicily from east to west. The vines stand at 280 metres above sea level on medium-textured soils of red sand as well as sub-Appennine limestone soils and are cultivated according to organic principles. The vines are planted in the Albarello, the Sicilian single vine training with a planting density of about 6000 vines/ha. Harvested from fully ripe grapes on 10 October, the wine is left on the skins for a good 30 days before fermenting spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and then being aged for 22 months in 25 hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. Before delivery, the wine matures for another two months in the winery on the bottle.

Dark ruby red, radiant and clear.

On the nose, the 2019 Siccagno by Arianna Occhipinti oscillates between dark, ripe fruit and spicy aromas of blackberries, blueberries and black cherries mixed with earthy notes of undergrowth. Black olives and beef jerky provide hearty counterpoints and lift it from the monocausal fruit dimension.

On the nose, the Siccagno overturns all expectations of a dense, concentrated Sicilian and shines with radiantly clear, bright red fruit and mouth-watering, chalky, grippy minerality. On the palate, it seems ethereally cool and almost reminiscent of mint, with a flawless cherry shining like the morning star above it, framed by fine, silky tannin and the ripe acidic nerve that sets an incredibly fast pace. A refreshingly cool and downright obscenely animating Sicilian that can be unresistingly integrated into the circle of the best cupware!