2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch and apricot

and apricot

it has  the presence and reactivity of tannins from partial fermentation

Farmed organically (no pesticides

Lands late July

equally at home as an ice-cold digestivo or in a highball with tonic and a citrus twist

2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch and apricotFrom southwest facing slopes at roughly 260 meters on Vittorias iconic sabbie rosseiron rich red sands over porous marine limestonethis Frappato captures the delicacy and tension of the zone with crystalline precision. The 10 year old vines are densely planted (~6,000 ha), farmed organically, and hand harvested in late September at modest yields (~6 t ha). In the cellar, Pierluigi Cosenza works with spontaneous fermentations at 1820 C over 18 days,