Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] 25OFF2024BFCM Crafted under the direction of

Crafted under the direction of Dominique Le Guen

Satèn is Franciacorta's own invention: a sparkling wine bottled at lower pressure

and fine-grained without the heaviness you might fear

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

The 2024 is impossibly balanced

Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] 25OFF2024BFCM Crafted under the direction ofIt'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