Serpaia
The Serpaia estate is the Tuscan property of the Endrizzi family, famous producers from Trentino in San Michele all'Adige. Towards the end of the 1990s, Paolo and Christine Endrici decided to broaden their horizons outside of Trentino. The search for a new adventure and a new challenge led them to the Tuscan Maremma, an area they immediately fell in love with for its wild and unspoiled landscapes and Mediterranean climate. Attention soon focused on the Maremmello and Querciolaia farms near Fonteblanda in the Grosseto area. These were uncultivated lands, intended for goat grazing, covered by a vegetation of brambles and shrubs typical of the Mediterranean scrub, but characterized by stony, clayey soils rich in minerals. The name of the estate comes from a comment made by a local farmer, who considered those lands suitable only for snakes and not for agriculture.
The estate extends over thirty hectares in a beautiful hilly area of the first inland of the Tyrrhenian coast. The project was entrusted to Hungarian oenologist Tibor Gal, who had already collaborated with prestigious Tuscan wineries. In addition to Sangiovese, they chose to plant the main international red grape varieties, using the best French clones, particularly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, used to create the classic Supertuscans, characteristic of the entire Tuscan coast from Bolgheri to Magliano. The warm and dry climate, always ventilated and tempered by sea breezes, has proven perfect for ripening red grapes with rich and complex aromas.
From the very first vintages, the wines of Serpaia have shown character and personality. However, to further improve their quality, in 2018 Endrizzi decided to rely on the advice of oenologist Lorenzo Landi, a great connoisseur of the area and the father of some great wines of Tuscany. The new direction led to adopting shorter skin macerations, with delicate extractions and the use of large oak barrels alongside barriques, to mark the wines less with woody notes. The result is a range of wines with an
The Serpaia estate is the Tuscan property of the Endrizzi family, famous producers from Trentino in San Michele all'Adige. Towards the end of the 1990s, Paolo and Christine Endrici decided to broaden their horizons outside of Trentino. The search for a new adventure and a new challenge led them to the Tuscan Maremma, an area they immediately fell in love with for its wild and unspoiled landscapes and Mediterranean climate. Attention soon focused on the Maremmello and Querciolaia farms near Fonteblanda in the Grosseto area. These were uncultivated lands, intended for goat grazing, covered by a vegetation of brambles and shrubs typical of the Mediterranean scrub, but characterized by stony, clayey soils rich in minerals. The name of the estate comes from a comment made by a local farmer, who considered those lands suitable only for snakes and not for agriculture.
The estate extends over thirty hectares in a beautiful hilly area of the first inland of the Tyrrhenian coast. The project was entrusted to Hungarian oenologist Tibor Gal, who had already collaborated with prestigious Tuscan wineries. In addition to Sangiovese, they chose to plant the main international red grape varieties, using the best French clones, particularly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, used to create the classic Supertuscans, characteristic of the entire Tuscan coast from Bolgheri to Magliano. The warm and dry climate, always ventilated and tempered by sea breezes, has proven perfect for ripening red grapes with rich and complex aromas.
From the very first vintages, the wines of Serpaia have shown character and personality. However, to further improve their quality, in 2018 Endrizzi decided to rely on the advice of oenologist Lorenzo Landi, a great connoisseur of the area and the father of some great wines of Tuscany. The new direction led to adopting shorter skin macerations, with delicate extractions and the use of large oak barrels alongside barriques, to mark the wines less with woody notes. The result is a range of wines with an
