2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti 'Siccagno' Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT Sicily, Italy Saumaize racked 3 times

racked 3 times

60+-year-old vines planted at a density of 400 vines/hectare

It was in this plot that her grandfather taught her how to correctly prune the vines

His year living in Italy inspired him to bring that style of wine to life in Napa Valley

Foot stomped 1-2 times daily

2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti 'Siccagno' Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT Sicily, Italy Saumaize racked 3 times100% Nero d'Avola. From multiple, certified organic parcels with vines averaging 35 years old, planted on red sandy, limestone soils and trained in alberello and guyot. The bunches are hand harvested and destemmed with the berries left whole. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in 20 hectoliter concrete tanks and with approximately 30 days of maceration and only gentle extraction. The wine is aged for 22 months in 25 hectoliter Slavonian