Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] SPCALIFORNIA The fruit comes from old

The fruit comes from old vines on limestone in Alsace

making this an easy drinking wine that still holds enough complexity for wine aficionados anywhere

and built more for the lunch table than the steakhouse

The result is a portfolio that feels more like a love letter to South America's hidden corners than a commercial enterprise

which tracks

Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] SPCALIFORNIA The fruit comes from oldIt'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