Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 LD25SALE It’s rich

It’s rich

and now beautifully mature—this is a window into Portugal's most storied fortified wine heritage

and delicate in a way that Islay could never produce

Petit & Bajan is a small but mighty grower-producer

Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 LD25SALE It’s richSiccagno 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,