“Serracalcara” Grillo Sicilia DOC 2025 (BIO)

Occhipinti | Sicily
Az. Agr. Arianna Occhipinti | Via dei Mille 55 | IT 97019 Vittoria

19210225 · 0,75 l · 45,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

From Vittoria to Chiaramonte Gulfi, following the limestone path all the way. Along the Iblean Mountains, the ancient sea, the flint – and the Grillo. This is how Arianna Occhipinti describes the journey that gave rise to this wine. She wanted to see how Grillo would fare at 240 metres, on the limestone hills of her homeland, where the subsoil consists of ancient marine sediment rather than the red sand on which her other wines are grown. The vineyard lies on the Promontorio Serra San Bartolo, a rocky ridge that separates two geological worlds: on one side, the historic contrade with red sand and tuff, Occhipinti's familiar terrain since the very first vintage. On the other side, compact limestone. Serracalcara lies exactly in between. The soil reveals both facets: white sand with iron inclusions on the surface; beneath this, at a depth of 30 to 40 centimetres, layers of marine limestone that are seabeds millions of years old. Cultivated biodynamically, using the Guyot basso system with double branching, at a density of 5,291 vines per hectare.

The harvest takes place in the second half of August – to ensure freshness, before the heat of the Sicilian high summer breaks down the acidity. A few hours' contact with the skins, fermentation in concrete tanks at 22 to 23°C, eight to nine months sur lies in concrete. No oak. 8,000 bottles. First vintage. Arianna Occhipinti on the soil: "Here, those sensations of salty minerality and fruit come together in a way that only Grillo can achieve." 2025 confirms this.

Bright straw yellow. The bouquet is crisp and has a marine depth: citrus, white flowers, flint and a subtle hint of iodine. On the palate, it is precise and fresh, with lively acidity and a long, mineral final. A new and very distinct voice in the Occhipinti universe. SUPERIORE.DE