Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] CS20231031 and allspice

and allspice

2018 was a warm vintage

Grande Champagne's chalky

chiseled mineral finish that sings of the rugged mountain brushlands

In Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey's hands

Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] CS20231031 and allspiceIt's a rare day when Occhipinti bottles land at all, and Grotte Alte is the one Arianna holds back the longest. This is her top Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Frappato and Nero d'Avola from her oldest vines, aged patiently for four years in big French oak casks and then left alone in bottle until she decides it's ready. Vittoria sits in Sicily's southeast, a world away from Etna's basalt: limestone and sand instead of volcano, which is why these wines stay