Arianna Occhipinti Bianco Contrada Santa Margherita 2024 Region_Moulis and a slightly bitter almond

and a slightly bitter almond snap on the finish

no oak at any stage

and neutral puncheons

chicken in a cream and mushroom sauce

Arianna Occhipinti Bianco Contrada Santa Margherita 2024 Region_Moulis and a slightly bitter almondThe Land Occhipinti built her reputation on the red sand of Vittoria, close to the sea. This wine comes from somewhere else entirely: Contrada Santa Margherita, a site she found in 2016 at 490 meters in the foothills of the Monti Iblei outside Chiaramonte Gulfi, surrounded by pine, oak, and centuries old olive trees. The altitude alone changes the equation, adding a cold night swing that Vittoria does not get. So does the geology. Where Vittoria is