2023 COS Frappato

buoyant and fresh, juicy red berry fruit, strawberry, herbs, mulberry, rose petals, tea leaves, lighter end of medium bodied, orange peel, minerals, vibrant, very delicate tannins

95 points Luca Gardini: "A pure Frappato with a unique style ... On the nose hints (of) cherries ... with touches of zest of clementine, black pepper and eucalyptus...."

Giusto Occhipinti of COS is a benchmark producer in the Vittoria appellation of Sicily, and certainly one of the most important, influential, producers in all of Sicily if not Italy as a whole. The winery was founded in 1980 by three friends, Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti, and Cirin