COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2022
GRAPE
Catarratto, Pignatello
PRODUCER
G&G di Giotto Bini
REGION
Sicily
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Light
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Serragghia Fanino is a highly sought-after, radical expression of the volcanic island of Pantelleria, located between Sicily and Tunisia. Founded in the late 1990s by Gabrio Bini, an eccentric Florentine architect and icon of the Milanese design world, the estate is now run by his son, Giotto Bini. The vineyards are situated in the windswept Contrada Serraglia at high elevations, where old, ungrafted bush vines are cultivated using the UNESCO-protected Alberello Pantesco method. This wine represents a legendary 'unicorn' bottle in the natural wine community, celebrated for its wild energy, uncompromised purity, and departure from the island's traditional sweet passito styles.
ALCOHOL
12.5%
AVG. PRICE
€120
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The vines are trained in shallow hollows (Alberello Pantesco) to protect them from the relentless Mediterranean winds.
Fact 02
Two estate horses roam free in the vineyards during winter to naturally graze, fertilize, and gently prune the vines.
Fact 03
The iconic arrow on the label is a hand-drawn rendition of a 1.8-meter-tall marble sculpture designed by founder Gabrio Bini.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking at Serragghia is defined by ancestral, low-intervention methods. Grapes are hand-harvested, 100% destemmed, and co-fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts. Fermentation and a seven-month skin-contact maceration take place in 220-liter terracotta amphorae (tinajas) buried directly in the estate's volcanic tuff soils. The process is entirely natural, with no temperature control, no additives, and absolutely zero added sulfur. Following spring racking, the wine is aged in the same buried amphorae and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
