Cuvées

COS Frappato

4.5

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

COSSicily€€€€€€€Still Red

Pure Frappato of haunting lightness: pale ruby, white-pepper-dusted red berry fruit, racy acidity and a mineral finish that evokes iron-rich Vittoria soils.

Calabretta Gaio Gaio

4.4

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Funky

Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red

Gaio Gaio is Calabretta's most accessible wine: a light-bodied, vibrant Nerello Mascalese with the biodynamic estate's characteristic freshness and minimal-intervention purity.

Hauner Salina Rosso

4.2

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)Sicily€€€€€Still Red

Hauner's Salina Rosso is a rare Aeolian red from Nero d'Avola and the indigenous Corinto Nero: light-bodied, herb-scented and saline-mineral, reflecting the island's volcanic coastal terroir in a red wine format.

Occhipinti Il Frappato

4.7

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€Still Red

Occhipinti's varietal Frappato is perhaps the finest expression of the variety: achingly delicate, chalk-mineral, fresh raspberry and rose-hip with extraordinary tension for its light weight.

Occhipinti SP68 Rosso

4.8

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Funky

Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€Still Red

Named after the SP68 road through Vittoria, Occhipinti's signature blend is a Frappato-dominant light red of extraordinary mineral lift, wild-berry purity and racy acidity.

Planeta Frappato

4.2

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Planeta Dorilli (Vittoria)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red

Planeta's Frappato from Vittoria is an accessible, fresh expression of the variety: raspberry and rose aromas, light body and high acidity make it one of Sicily's most versatile lighter reds.

Tenuta Gatti Pinot Nero

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Tenuta GattiSicily€€€€€Still Red

Tenuta Gatti's Pinot Nero, grown at altitude on the Nebrodi slopes in northern Sicily, is one of Italy's southernmost Pinot Nero bottlings: light, mineral and earthy with the Nebrodi altitude moderating what would otherwise be an impossible growing zone for the variety.

Valle dell'Acate Il Frappato

4.2

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€Still Red

Valle dell'Acate's varietal Frappato shows the grape at its most approachable: vibrant raspberry and violet aromas, light body, zero oak, a wine for fresh enjoyment.