2023 Cantina Horus ‘Sud Ovest’ Frappato Frizzante

Region: Acate < Vittoria < Sicily < Italy

Grape: Frappato

Vineyard/cellar stats: Certified organic farming; charmat method; 12.5% ABV

• Woman estate owner: Rosario Giudice, who took over from her father in 2013!
• From an organic family farm in Sicily, 30 hectares are vines, the rest, almond and olive groves
• Slightly fizzy chillable red!
• Transparent red fruit, pretty rose petal aromas, featherweight structure + Lambrusco-level effervescence
• Fun pairing for food that might not play so nicely with red wine: spicy tomato pasta, sardines and anchovy, high acid from citrus/tomato