2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch Farmed organically (no pesticides

Farmed organically (no pesticides

24-hectare walled monopole spanning parcels in Grands and Petits Épenots (usual split is 20%/80%) with vine ages ranging from about 18 to over 80 years

first planted to Cabernet Franc in 1949

and apricot

Lands late July

2024 Poggio di Bortolone Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy Christoph Hoch Farmed organically (no pesticidesFrom southwest facing slopes at roughly 260 meters on Vittorias iconic sabbie rosseiron rich red sands over porous marine limestonethis Frappato captures the delicacy and tension of the zone with crystalline precision. The 10 year old vines are densely planted (~6,000 ha), farmed organically, and hand harvested in late September at modest yields (~6 t ha). In the cellar, Pierluigi Cosenza works with spontaneous fermentations at 1820 C over 18 days,