Winery Occhipinti - Contrada Bombolieri Frappato

Winery OcchipintiContrada Bombolieri Frappato

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Contrada Bombolieri Frappato of Winery Occhipinti is a red wine from the region of Sicile.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.

Taste structure of the Contrada Bombolieri Frappato from the Winery Occhipinti

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Contrada Bombolieri Frappato of Winery Occhipinti in the region of Sicile is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy

Wine with oak taste

tobacco

On the nose the Contrada Bombolieri Frappato of Winery Occhipinti in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tobacco or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Occhipinti's Contrada Bombolieri Frappato.

Winemaker
Arianna Occhipinti
Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Bachet

Bachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aube). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. Bachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Contrada Bombolieri Frappato - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Contrada Bombolieri Frappato - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Contrada Bombolieri Frappato from Winery Occhipinti are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Occhipinti

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile

The Winery Occhipinti is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 20000 of of Italy wines
In the top 950 of of Sicile wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sicile

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

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The word of the wine: Premier cru

In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.

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