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Mara Vellini

@mara.pours · Brooklyn, NY

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Italy · Vittoria, Sicily · 2022

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Rosso

Mara's Score

91

Anointed

Grape

Frappato / Nero d'Avola

Price

$32

Pulled the cork on a Tuesday. No occasion. The bottle didn't care.

Bright, almost bouncing. Pomegranate and crushed thyme. There's a saltiness that I keep finding in Sicilian reds — like the wine remembers being close to the sea.

I drank half a glass before realizing I hadn't put on music. That's the test, for me. A wine that makes the room go quiet.

Paired With

Cold leftover pasta, sitting on the fire escape.