Passofonduto (Giuseppe Cipolla) Vino Rosato Occhio di Sale 2023 OLDRIOJA A revelation: 95-year-old Carignan vines

A revelation: 95-year-old Carignan vines from the schist slopes of Saint-Chinian

and toffee notes

Champ Pourot is a lieu-dit at the southern end of Givry

From the Winery: Third edition of the Bollinger PN collection

appealing green-fruity nose

Passofonduto (Giuseppe Cipolla) Vino Rosato Occhio di Sale 2023 OLDRIOJA A revelation: 95-year-old Carignan vinesOcchio di Sale means "eye of salt," named for a pocket of salt rich, gypsum bearing clay in Sicily's Platani Valley and yes, you can taste the address. Giuseppe Cipolla planted his vines about a decade ago on family land in Contrada Passofonduto, roughly 25 kilometers inland from the ancient temples of Agrigento on Sicily's southern coast. This is Nero d'Avola, Inzolia and Nerello Mascalese, fermented spontaneously with a brief spell on the skins,