Il Frappato 2008 by Occhipinti, Sicily

Having tried the SP68 by Occhipinti that was quite attractive I could not resist tasting the Il Frappato by by the same producer. Lovely medium red colour with great smell dominated by redcurrant, raspberries and flowers. Irrisistible! The taste quite Burgundy like with lots of fruit, silky tannins and a lovely long balanced taste which is quite unexpected "cool" despite the hot climate.
The wine is lowest on the Italian ranking as it is sold as IGT (Indicazione Geografica Typica) but that one can simply forget, this is wonderful stuff worth every penny. It also contains very limited amount sulphur thanks to old fashioned wine technique applied by the young and promising Adrianna Occhipinti.

Il Frappato 2008 by Occhipinti, Sicily, the unusual frappato grape at its best?
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