Aleatico Bianco "Alter Alea", Andrea Occhipinti

Aleatico Bianco "Alter Alea", Andrea Occhipinti - 2020

Item # 44221 750 mL

100% Aleatico vinified into a dry, white wine. Aleatico is an aromatic grape. This bottling comes from vines planted in volcanic and sandy soils and was made by Andrea Occhipinti who fell in love with the vineyards of the commune of Gradoli in Latium, Italy years ago. He is the first to vinify an Aleatico as a dry, white wine.

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Color
White
Vintage
2020
Country
Italy
Region
Latium
Producer
Andrea Occhipinti
Grape Variety
Aleatico
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About the Producer

Gradoli, Lazio, Italy Andrea Occhipinti fell in love with the vineyards of Gradoli while he was at the Agrarian University of Tuscia, so much so that they became the subject of his master thesis in 2004. Soon after graduating, Andrea was able to purchase 4 hectares of vineyards planted in the 1990’s. They are set at 450 meters above sea level (1500 feet) on the volcanic slopes of Lake Bolsena,...

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Glossary

Aleatico

Aleatico is a red-skinned member of the Muscat family of grapes. It is used in the production of sweet dessert-styled wines, both fortified and not. It grows predominantly in Puglia (Apulia), in the heel of the boot of southern Italy, and on the Island of Elba (to which Napoleon was exiled for life; legend has it that drinking Aleatico wine was the only enjoyable part of Napoleon’s lengthy stay). The berries are a bright, almost bluish-red color with assertive aromas of roses, lychee fruit, and...

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