Orestiadi Vini
A bright, perfumed Sicilian Frappato from Tenute Orestiadi at Gibellina, in the Valle del Belice. Floral red cherry and wild fennel lead to a light, fresh palate with lively acidity and soft tannins. Wine Enthusiast scored the 2023 90 points.
A pale, perfumed Sicilian red from the Valle del Belice. Wine Enthusiast's Danielle Callegari found new leather, crushed rock and tart blackberry in the 2023 and scored it 90 points; Vivino drinkers echo a light, smooth, fresh style.
Pale ruby with violet tints. The aromatics are classic light Sicilian Frappato: tulip and violet florals over strawberry and tart blackberry, with a savoury edge of new leather, crushed rock and wild fennel that Wine Enthusiast picked out in the 2023.
Rose petal
Violet
Blackberry
Cherry
Strawberry
Mint
Leather
LiquoriceLight-bodied and smooth, the way Vivino drinkers describe it. Ripe blackberry and red cherry carry a twist of licorice, while lively acidity and fine, dusty tannins, softened by eight to ten months in French and American oak tonneaux, keep it fresh rather than heavy.
Medium length, cooling and clean, closing on the mint and eucalyptus note the critic flagged.
An honest, food-friendly Sicilian red: Vivino drinkers rate it 4.1 across more than 360 reviews and Wine Enthusiast made it a 90-point Best Buy. Drink it young and lightly cool, an everyday bottle for the Sicilian table rather than the cellar.
UK listings sit around £15 a bottle for the current 2023 and 2024 releases, both 75cl from a small group of specialist Italian merchants. The table below shows live prices and which retailers have stock.
A six-part read on where this £15 Sicilian red earns its place: a versatile food wine and an easy, good-value everyday bottle rather than a cellaring or special-occasion proposition.
Bright acidity and light, fine tannins make a versatile match for tomato-led Sicilian food, aubergine dishes and grilled lamb.
Light, fresh and around £15: an ideal midweek Sicilian red to drink young.
No price_aggregate category row; derived from price band and critic QPR. A Wine Enthusiast 90-point Best Buy at about £15 is strong value.
An easy, low-tannin introduction to Sicily's native Frappato: light, fruity and unintimidating.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.
A compact view of what the Sicilia denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Frappato is an early-drinking grape, so the difference between these vintages is about freshness, not cellaring. The 2023 carries Wine Enthusiast's 90-point review; the 2024 has just reached the shelves for the same bright, young drinking.
The newly released 2024 continues the estate's light, perfumed style. With no extended ageing planned, enjoy it within a couple of years of release for its fresh red fruit and floral aromatics.
A warm Sicilian growing season gave ripe but fresh fruit. Wine Enthusiast rated this 2023 Mazal 90 points for its leather, crushed-rock and blackberry character. Drink it young while the floral lift holds.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Tenute Orestiadi was founded in 2008 at Gibellina, in the sun-baked, wind-cooled Valle del Belice of western Sicily, a growers' cooperative tied to the Fondazione Orestiadi art project. This is a varietal Frappato under Sicilia DOC.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Sicilia is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Sicilia falls within Sicily , covering Sicily.
A cooperative model and Sicily's volume of native grapes keep fruit costs low, holding the UK shelf price near £15.
Tonneaux ageing for 8 to 10 months adds barrel and cellar cost beyond a simple steel-tank red, lifting it above bulk Sicilia DOC.
The broad Sicilia DOC sets no long ageing requirement, so the wine reaches market quickly and cheaply versus a DOCG with mandated cellaring.
Released young and produced in quantity rather than as a rarity, which limits how high the price can climb.
At 2026 HMRC rates a 14% still wine carries about £2.67 duty plus 20% VAT, roughly £5 of the £14.70 price before retailer margin.
A 90-point Best Buy adds critical credibility that supports the asking price, though Tenute Orestiadi keeps it in value territory.
Dishes that complement this wine
This is a wine for the table, not for contemplation. Its lively acidity and light tannins handle Sicily's tomato-led classics and stand up to grilled lamb, the pairings Tenute Orestiadi themselves suggest.
Frappato's bright, lifted acidity mirrors the acidity of cooked tomato, so it refreshes rather than clashes with Norma's tomato and fried aubergine. Its light body keeps the dish in focus.
Try with: Pasta alla Norma · Sfincione · Pizza Margherita · Spaghetti al pomodoro · More pairings →
A light, low-tannin red sits level with soft, savoury aubergine. There is no heavy tannin to dry out silky melanzane, and the wine's red fruit lifts the dish's sweetness.
Try with: Eggplant parmesan · Caponata · Grilled vegetables · Melanzane alla parmigiana · More pairings →
Fine, dusty Frappato tannins firm up against the protein and char of grilled lamb, the pairing the producer suggests, while 14% alcohol and ripe blackberry stop the wine being overwhelmed.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Grilled lamb chops · Fiorentina steak · Grilled sausage · More pairings →
The wine's acidity and gentle tannin cut the salt and fat of aged pecorino and cured meats, the match Tenute Orestiadi recommend with formaggi stagionati.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Aged pecorino · Salami · Provola · More pairings →
Frappato's wild-fennel and mint notes, flagged by Wine Enthusiast, bridge to the fennel, mint and herbs of western Sicilian cooking, echoing the dish on the plate.
Try with: Pasta con le sarde · Wild fennel pasta · Herb-roasted lamb · Caponata · More pairings →
Frappato is light and delicately perfumed, so chilli heat and big, oaky reds bury its floral red fruit. Skip it with vindaloo or Sichuan chilli dishes; reach instead for an off-dry Sicilian Zibibbo, or a fuller Nero d'Avola.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Szechuan beef · Nashville hot chicken · Heavy barbecue sauce · Pairing guide →
This is not a cellar wine. Frappato's charm is its youthful, floral red fruit, so the Mazal is best drunk within roughly three years of harvest; the eight to ten months in oak tonneaux add texture, not ageing power.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Built for early drinking; only 8 to 10 months in tonneaux and no ageing mandate, best within about three years of harvest.
£14.70 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a light, fresh Sicilian red. Expect floral red cherry and strawberry, a savoury note of leather and wild fennel, soft tannins and lively acidity, with a cooling mint and eucalyptus finish.
Frappato is one of Sicily's lightest reds. Tenute Orestiadi's version is pale and fragrant with gentle tannins, closer in weight to a fresh Etna Rosso than to a dense Nero d'Avola, and best served only lightly cool.
Tomato-led Sicilian dishes are the sweet spot: pasta alla Norma, sfincione and melanzane alla parmigiana. Its acidity also cuts grilled lamb and red meat, and it partners aged pecorino well.
The Frappato is gently destemmed to protect the skins, fermented at 24 to 26C, then aged 8 to 10 months in French and American oak tonneaux before bottling at the Gibellina cellar.
Do not over-chill it. Tenute Orestiadi advise against refrigerating the wine: serve at about 18C in a large balloon glass, opened around 15 minutes ahead so its floral aromatics open up.
We currently list the 2023 and 2024. Frappato is built for early drinking, so enjoy it within about three years of the harvest while its floral, red-fruited freshness is at its peak.
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