Azienda Agricola Portelli Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy 2019 Case (6x750ml) Château Brane-Cantenac Still young

Still young

cedar and allspice tinged finish

The biodynamic wine has a great limpid

and I suspect it’s a screaming value

The smaller appellations on the Right Bank did beautifully in 2019

Azienda Agricola Portelli Frappato Vittoria, Sicily, Italy 2019 Case (6x750ml) Château Brane-Cantenac Still youngThe Portelli family is a historic grower in the southern bastion of Vittoria, home of the ravishing Frappato grape. Typically blended with Nero dAvola to make the noble Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Frappato is also bottled on its own, producing irresistibly aromatic medium bodied reds with soft, cushiony tannins to be joyously gulped at will. Suggestions of minty herbs, wildflowers, lavender, and succulent red fruit make this a rather complex, yet still