2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch The wine remains on the

The wine remains on the lees for 30 months in 20-hl Slavonian oak barrels and is bottled without filtration or clarification on a waning moon between August and September

24-hectare walled monopole spanning parcels in Grands and Petits Épenots (usual split is 20%/80%) with vine ages ranging from about 18 to over 80 years

The fruit is co-harvested

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

Farmed organically (no pesticides

2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch The wine remains on theFrom 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,