2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti 'Siccagno' Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT Sicily, Italy Saumaize vinfies 2/3 in barrel and

vinfies 2/3 in barrel and 1/3 in tank

Foot stomped 1-2 times daily

100% whole-cluster in open-top used tonneaux of 500L

This cuvée is a blend of Savagnin

fermentation takes place in temperatures ranging from 28 – 32 degrees Celsius in double-walled

2023 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti 'Siccagno' Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT Sicily, Italy Saumaize vinfies 2/3 in barrel and100% 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