Vino Lauria
Frappato – 2016
Region: italy - sicily
Vino Lauria
With wine making in his family blood, Vito Lauria decided to attend the University of Udine in Friuli where he obtained a degree in Enology in 2003. After stepping off the campus he worked at a number wineries in northern Italy for a few years before returning to Sicily in 2005. Vito came home to open the old family winery in Alcamo, 30 miles west of Palermo.
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
• Production area: Vittoria
• Vineyard: FIàNobile
• Yield: 7 tons
• Training system: Espalier
• From organic farming
Harvest Notes
• Harvest: end of September
• Vinification: fermentation at 60°F for 12 days
• Aging: in stainless steel tanks
Technical Information
• Variety: 100% Frappato
• Total acidity (grams/liter): 6.2
• pH: 3.5
• Number of bottles produced: 20,000
Miscellaneous
It could be called the “foreigner” among the Lauria wines, even though by a bit: the only one that doesn’t “grow” around Alcamo, but nourishes of Sicilian sandy lands, not very distant from the beaches of Scoglitti, in the area of Ragusa. It’s from these “lean” lands which it owes its attractively weak color and its lightness. Of rare grapes that at one time were cultivated only to eat, known in the past as the wine of the royals, “speaks” of cherry, aromatic herbs and white pepper. Summer is its season.
Reviews
91 Points
Bright red. Slightly earthy nuances keep the pungent, bright floral aromas that Frappato is famous for slightly under wraps. Then livelier on the palate, with clean-red cherry and berry flavors that are nicely complicated by minerals and aromatic herbs. Finishes long and smooth, with lingering red fruit elements and a hint of coriander. Slightly bigger-bodied and more textured than many other Frappatos, drink this lovely wine slightly chilled.
Vinous - Ian D'Agata, August, 2019
General Info
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Appellation(s) | Terre Siciliane |
| Proprietors | Vito Lauria |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Winemaker | Vito Lauria |
| Annual Production | 7,000 9L cases |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | Organic |