A Sicilia DOC white from Planeta's biodynamic Serra Ferdinandea estate: 50% Grillo, 50% Sauvignon Blanc, nine months in French oak. Flinty, citrus-driven and saline, with a green-herb edge. Structured enough to cellar a few years.
Florent Dumeau blends 50% Grillo with 50% Sauvignon Blanc, then frames it in nine months of French oak. Flint and fresh-grass lift sit over citrus, with Vivino's 254 drinkers flagging oak, mineral and honey.
Flint and struck-match minerality lead, the signature Serra Ferdinandea opening, with fresh-cut grass and citrus blossom from the Sauvignon Blanc half. Grapefruit and lemon sit over the note the estate calls Sicilian medlar and freshly harvested grain.
Grapefruit
Lemon
Apricot
Pear
Flint
Grass
Oak
Vanilla
HoneyNine months in French oak shows as a buttery, vanilla-edged frame rather than overt wood, the trait Vivino's drinkers flag most. Grillo brings saline weight and citrus pith while Sauvignon Blanc keeps the line taut and green; honey and toasted almond fill the mid-palate.
Long and mineral, closing on flint, lemon and a faint oak-spice warmth that confirms this is built to age.
An oak-framed Sicilia DOC white from the Planeta and Oddo estate, far more structured than Sicily's everyday whites. Vivino's 254 drinkers settle at 4.0, praising its mineral depth and oak. Best with food, and worth holding a year or two.
Two UK merchants list the 2020 and 2022 at GBP 27.50 to 32 a bottle. Tannico rates it 86/100 and Wine-Searcher's global average sits near 88. A structured Sicilia DOC white that holds for years, not a buy-and-rush bottle.
Scored across food, value, cellar and occasion for an oak-framed Grillo and Sauvignon Blanc blend at around GBP 30.
Saline Grillo acidity, Sauvignon Blanc lift and an oak frame make it a versatile partner for seafood and white meat.
A single-estate Planeta and Oddo white with a story and oak weight earns a place at a dinner without grand-cru pricing.
Nine months in French oak and genuine structure give a roughly five-year window, long for a Sicilian white if short of a Burgundy.
At GBP 27.50 to 32 it asks more than everyday Sicilian whites; single-estate biodynamic fruit and French oak justify the step up rather than make it a steal.
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.
Compare tracked offers from verified retailers at a glance. Stock is shown only where the retailer exposes it. Logos, sale pricing, and the strongest offer are surfaced first.
The 2022 came from a hot, dry Sicilian season held in check by biodynamic farming; the 2020 is further along and drinking openly now. Both carry 13% alcohol and reward a year or two of patience.
2022 was a hot, dry Sicilian season; biodynamic farming on the Serra Ferdinandea estate held the freshness, giving a ripe but taut white with the structure to reward a year or two more in bottle. Drink to 2028.
A warm but balanced 2020 in Sambuca di Sicilia, now in its open window: the oak-framed Grillo and Sauvignon Blanc blend leads with mineral depth over its primary citrus. Drinking well through 2027.
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.
Serra Ferdinandea is a joint venture between Sicily's Planeta family and France's Oddo family, a single 110-hectare biodynamic estate in Sambuca di Sicilia, Agrigento, classified under the island-wide 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 110-hectare biodynamic estate with manual harvest carries far more vineyard labour cost than bulk Sicilia DOC fruit.
French cooperage and holding the wine nine months before release add barrel and cellar cost most Sicilian whites never incur.
Florent Dumeau's winemaking and the cross-border Planeta-Oddo project position it above commodity island whites.
A dual-variety estate blend at lower yields costs more to grow and assemble than high-volume single-variety Grillo.
The island-wide DOC ceiling keeps it near GBP 28 to 32 in the UK, below Etna single-contrada pricing.
At the 2026 HMRC still-wine rate of GBP 2.67 a bottle plus 20% VAT, roughly GBP 7.70 of the circa GBP 30 UK price is tax before retailer margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
Grillo's saline weight and Sauvignon Blanc's green-herb edge point at Sicilian swordfish, mussels and seafood fregola, while the oak frame lets it handle roast white meat too.
Grillo's saline cut and the Sauvignon Blanc acidity slice through briny shellfish liquor and starchy seafood pasta, keeping each forkful fresh rather than heavy.
Try with: Impepata di cozze · Cozze arraganate · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
The flinty minerality and nine months of oak give enough weight to stand up to char, capers and tomato without the fish flattening the wine.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Polpo alla pignata · grilled tuna · More pairings →
Sauvignon Blanc's fresh-grass and green-herb register bridges to bitter brassicas and olive-oil dressings, while the mineral finish stops the pairing turning vegetal.
Try with: Orecchiette con cime di rapa · sautéed cime di rapa · caponata · More pairings →
The oak frame and 13% structure carry roast chicken or pork loin the way a lighter Sicilian white cannot, with citrus keeping richer cuts lifted.
Try with: roast chicken · pork loin · herbed veal
Capsaicin heat amplifies the oak and alcohol, and cloying sweet-and-sour glazes flatten the mineral finish, so big-spice dishes pull against the wine.
Skip with: Sweet and sour prawns · Salt and pepper prawns · Kerala prawn curry · Pairing guide →
Nine months in French botti and tonneaux give this the structure to age, unusual for a Sicilian white. Producer guidance and Tannico both point to a five-year drinking window from the vintage.
Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Nine months in French oak and genuine structure give a roughly five-year window, long for a Sicilian white if short of a Burgundy.
£27.50 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 7 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
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 50/50 blend of Grillo and Sauvignon Blanc, grown on the biodynamic Serra Ferdinandea estate at Sambuca di Sicilia and classified as Sicilia DOC.
It is a joint venture between Sicily's Planeta family and the French Oddo family, with wines made by oenologist Florent Dumeau on a single 110-hectare estate in the province of Agrigento.
Yes. It ferments in steel, tonneaux and barrique, then ages around nine months in French oak split between 35-hectolitre botti and smaller 5-hectolitre tonneaux, which gives it weight and ageing potential.
Sicilian swordfish, baked or peppered mussels and seafood fregola suit its saline weight, while the Sauvignon Blanc herb note bridges to bitter greens and the oak frame handles roast white meat.
Both the 2020 and 2022 drink well now and hold for several years; producer guidance and Tannico point to a window of roughly five years from the vintage.
UK merchants list the 2020 and 2022 at about GBP 27.50 to 32 a bottle.
Planeta
3 retailers
From
£13.86
Planeta
3 retailers
From
£13.70
Tenute Orestiadi - Tenute Orestiadi
2 retailers
From
£14.00
Planeta
2 retailers
From
£13.93
Affiliate disclosure. Some links above are affiliate links. If you buy through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Editorial coverage, ratings and tasting notes are written independently and a retailer cannot pay to be listed or to be ranked higher.
How retailer prices are sourced.
Prices and stock are read from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Outbound buy links carry rel="nofollow sponsored noopener". The list is sorted by price; we do not accept payment for placement.
What we will never do. Imply we tasted a bottle when we didn’t. Imply stock when a retailer is out. Imply independence on links that are paid affiliate links.
Verified retailers
Price comparison
Updated daily
