SP68 Rosso IGT Sicilia 2022

Brilliant cherry red, delicate violet reflections

The SP68 Rosso from Arianna Occhipinti doesn't take long to deliver. A true cornucopia of dark, ripe fruits pours into the glass. Mulberry, blackberry, black cherries, blueberries and morello cherries. Ripe raspberries and strawberries also line up. The lush fruit experiences a dark, stony spice. Almonds and marzipan are very subtle in the background. Lavender, violets and orange blossom complement delicate, subtle aromas. The mind wanders off in the direction of chocolate-covered oranges. A delicate note of cedar and Mediterranean herbs round out the round of aromas. Surprisingly, the southern Italian seems filigree, cool and not even lush.

This may sound like an enormous number of impressions on the nose, but it is ultimately a taut, elegant and uncomplicated wine. So young, it already gives great drinking pleasure. Arianna has a great understanding of how to make fine wines from her native varieties and the hot climate. Frappato and Nero d'Avola can suddenly show acidity and work the palate with a lot of tension. It literally makes your mouth water. It's pleasurably intense like biting into a ripe fig fresh off the tree. The fruit seems noticeably brighter than it did on the nose. Above all, the floral nuances characterize the reverberation for a long time. The herbal spice leads into an ethereally cool, long finish.