Frappato Grape
Black Grape
The black grape Frappato is grown in the Sicily region .
Frappato is a vine of uncertain origin; according to what reported in the Italian Ampelography of 1890 of the Ministry of Agriculture, it could be an indigenous vine of the territory of Vittoria or introduced from other neighboring areas or even from other Italian or foreign areas. Baron Mendola, who was the first to describe the vine, reports that the variety could originate from the municipality of Vittoria where it has been cultivated since the 17th century. It is widespread mainly in the provinces of Ragusa and Syracuse.
Characteristics of the wine
From the Frappato grape we obtain a wine with a ruby red color, clear and transparent, quite consistent with the typical aromas of this grape. The nose is intense with clear primary aromas of red fruit especially raspberry and has a good persistence. In the mouth it is a fresh and soft wine, quite warm, little tannic in the hard parts. The blending of Frappato with Nero d’Avola increases the body and complexity of the wine.
