Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] ReasonableCellar2025 and this is the bottle

and this is the bottle that proves it

limestone-rich slopes near the village's old quarry

a little bit briny

Clos du Roy sits at the edge of Marsannay's limestone plateau—where high mineral content echoes Champagne's chalk beds—bringing intensity to this certified organic Chardonnay

aged for years in the house's chalk cellars beneath Ay

Arianna Occhipinti Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2021 [NET] ReasonableCellar2025 and this is the bottleIt's a rare day when Occhipinti bottles land at all, and Grotte Alte is the one Arianna holds back the longest. This is her top Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Frappato and Nero d'Avola from her oldest vines, aged patiently for four years in big French oak casks and then left alone in bottle until she decides it's ready. Vittoria sits in Sicily's southeast, a world away from Etna's basalt: limestone and sand instead of volcano, which is why these wines stay