Zibibbo
Black Label 2022
Tanca Nica

Grape Variety: Zibibbo (Muscat, Moscato)

Producer: Tanca Nica (Francesco Ferreri & Nicoletta Pecorelli)

Region: Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

13% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Zibibbo grapes from a single vineyard grown on terra forte soils with a basalt bedrock were hand harvested. Grapes were crushed and macerated before fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged in glass demijohn. No filtration or fining. Very small amount of sulphur on bottling.  

This Wine: One of the 4 bottles of Tanca Nica's top cuvée range that are all made from single plots on the island of Pantelleria. The 'Black Label' comes from vines in the Bugeber region that are nearly 100 years old on slopes facing north east at 300m altitude. This is a deep and complex skin contact wine with a profound volcanic character. Stone fruits, a smokey salinity, and dried herbs. Tiny production.

Notes on the Winemaker: Tanca Nica is the natural wine project of Francesco Ferreri & Nicoletta Pecorelli who farm just 3 hectares of vines the small and remote island of Pantelleria. Located off the coast of Tunisia, the island is party of Italy and boasts Sicilian cultural traditions. The wines from Tanca Nica are wild but precise and complex, displaying all the signs of sun baked land and Mediterranean influence.