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Lamoresca Terre Siciliane Frappato Nerocapitano 2025

Name: Lamoresca Terre Siciliane Frappato Nerocapitano 2025
Brand: Amy Atwood [AMA]
SKU: SF-3-AMA--080626-42
Price: 32.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$32⁹⁹ ~~$37⁹⁹~~

Known among the locals in San Michele di Ganzaria as Nerocapitano, Frappato achieves a sublime expression in the high altitude clay and sand soils of the Lamoresca estate. The 2025 vintage comes from twenty year old vines, fermented on the skins for a fortnight in concrete vats before a gentle press. This is a joyful, Mediterranean equivalent to top tier Beaujolais, brimming with immediate charisma and sheer drinkability. In the glass, it bursts with perfumes of ripe red cherry, wild strawberry, blood orange zest, and crushed violet petals. Ethereal yet full of personality, the palate is supple and refreshing, framed by subtle bitter herb notes and a saline crunch. Serve this lightly chilled alongside grilled fish or cured meats.

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More about Lamoresca

Frank Cornelissen, Etna's natural wine legend, happens to come from Belgium. And then there is Filippo Rizzo, the man who opened one of the world’s first non-Parisian natural wine bars...in Belgium! After a bit, he moved back to his native Sicily, where he befriended Cornelissen and set out to make his own wines at Lamoresca.

Rizzo went looking a little south of Etna. He found some old vines and olive trees at about 450 meters above sea level, not far from Vittoria (of Occhipinti and COS fame) but quite a few miles from any other operating winery. While reclaiming and reviving the old Frappatto and Nero d'Avola vines, he made wine at Cornelissen’s, learning all of Frank’s secrets for attaining purity without sulfur.

Now Rizzo applies those lessons successfully at Lamoresca. The approach is extreme. There is no sulphur, of course (not even at bottling), and farming is completely natural. Nor is there temperature control—a possibility this far south only because of the cool mountain air and the breeze from the nearby Mediterranean.

Despite the hands-off approach, Rizzi eschews the “natural” label. Too much natural wine, he contends, tastes the same. His aim is to make something singular and representative of his own remote plot of land.

He has succeeded. They are a little more blue- and black-fruited than Frank’s wines, and a little fresher and airier than Occhipinti's. If Frank’s wines echo the wines of Piedmont, Rizzi’s are a touch closer to the Northern Rhone. But mostly they are just themselves: pure, delicious and self-confident.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Frappato
Vintage

2025
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Natural
Style

Earthy , Minerally
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled tuna or swordfish, fennel sausage, pizza margherita, roasted peppers and eggplant, or a plate of salumi.

Tasting Profile

Pale ruby and all perfume: wild strawberry, red cherry, pomegranate and violets, with a peppery, herbal lift. Light-bodied and juicy, with barely-there tannin, bright acidity and a clean, spicy finish. Low in alcohol and best served with a chill.