Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] 25OFF2024BFCM and fine-grained without the heaviness

and fine-grained without the heaviness you might fear

It has a rich dark chocolate and savory quality to it that adds to classic sweet body of Maker's

The 2024 is impossibly balanced

a sparkling red that fizzes with sour cherry and tart red fruit over a mineral

and Sancerre

Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] 25OFF2024BFCM and fine-grained without the heavinessIt'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