Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 OLDRIOJA when Ambassador James Zellerbach came

when Ambassador James Zellerbach came home from Europe and decided the Cote d'Or could be answered here

It's tight on opening and rewards air

whether spontaneous or not

dark chocolate with elements of raisin and fig

Up your Manhattan game with the original Maraschino Cherry

Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 OLDRIOJA when Ambassador James Zellerbach cameSiccagno 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,