Serpaia

The 90’s marked a huge exciting phase in the winemaking world of Maremma: many investments were made and many enologists were hired in order to improve the already high quality of the local winemaking. Paolo and Christine Endrici turned to the famous Hungarian enologist Tibor Gal that also worked with renowned wineries such as Antinori.

In the late 1990s, Paolo and Christine Endrici set out to grow their winemaking footprint. While their in...

Founders: Paolo and Christine Endrici, alongside Thomas Kemmler, who founded the estate around the turn of the millennium (1999–2000).

Origin of Name: Named "Serpaia" (snake's nest) in honor of a black snake encountered on the rocky land during their initial exploration.

Terroir & Size: Spans about 26 hectares (with roughly 13–30 hectares dedicated to vineyards) featuring sandy-clay soils, an open exposure, and a warm climate cooled by s...

Serpaia vines are grown with the guyot system. The vineyard is exposed on all sides and the clayey ground retains moisture. The hot and dry climate, mitigated by the cool sea breeze, promotes the health and perfect ripening of the grapes, giving the wines body and depth. Vinification and élevage are performed by our enologists in collaboration with the renowned Tuscan enologist Lorenzo Landi: teamwork that unites two experts to achieve the fin...