Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 OLDRIOJA It's tight on opening and

It's tight on opening and rewards air

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Almost nobody makes a Valpolicella like this: seven years in large Slavonian oak casks before release

whether spontaneous or not

Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 OLDRIOJA It's tight on opening andSiccagno means dry farmed, which in southeastern Sicily is a statement of intent. No irrigation, no propping the vines up through the heat, just roots that go looking for water in limestone and sand. Nero d'Avola usually gets made big and jammy; Arianna Occhipinti goes the other way, using her contrade in Vittoria and two years in large Austrian oak casks to draw out structure and savor instead of sheer weight. Farming is organic, harvest is by hand,