2022 Occhipinti 'BB' Frappato

Bombolieri is a Frappato born from a landscape of shifting whites and browns, where thin sands rest over hard limestone and the vine is forced into clarity and restraint. In the Vigna Strada parcel, the soils are pale, chalky, and austere, shaping a wine that moves with lightness, floral lift, and a striking, almost electric acidity.

Made from 100% Frappato at around 212 metres above sea level, the vines are rooted in poor, stony ground and farmed biodynamically with organic certification and no chemical intervention. The vineyard is trained in spurred cordon, with older vines standing in quiet balance between fragility and endurance.

Fermentation takes place in cement with indigenous yeasts and around 20 days of skin contact. The wine then rests again in cement, preserving its raw outline and unfiltered expression of place, without the imprint of wood or polish.

In the glass, it shows a pale, translucent ruby hue, almost weightless in appearance. The nose is lifted and luminous, with aromas of red cherry, wild strawberry, citrus peel, and delicate floral tones, all traced by a distinct chalky minerality. On the palate, it is crisp and vertical, driven by bright acidity, fine tannins and a long saline finish.

A Frappato shaped by light, air, and limestone. More whisper than volume, more tension than flesh, yet deeply alive in its precision. This Vino di Contrada is for drinkers who value delicacy with spine, where minerality defines the shape of the wine and freshness carries the entire expression.

Serve: 14–16 °C
Drink: 2025–2032