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Azienda Agricola Brancatelli

A Tuscan red estate planted organically to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Petit Verdot.

Place
Italy
Known for
Organic Tuscan reds from French grapes
Wine context
Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon · Syrah / Shiraz

3 sources · Sources and notes ↓

Atlas locationToscana · Italy42.99° N · 10.67° EOpen in Atlas

Who makes it

Giuseppe Brancatelli and his wife Catherine were the first to plant vines on their land. Giuseppe had returned to Italy in 1999 to establish the wine estate, and organic farming began with that planting. The vineyard is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Petit Verdot, traditional French grape varieties, and the named wines are red.

Graziana Grassini later joined the team as an enologist, bringing specialist winemaking work into the cellar. Fermentation and ageing choices shape the finished wine, so her arrival put that cellar role alongside the vineyard's organic farming.

Where it grows

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Petit Verdot are planted in Tuscany, and the red wines carry the Toscana appellation. Brancatelli Syrah Toscana joins that regional name to a direct grape reference, while Valle del Sogno Toscana uses a separate wine title.

What they make

Brancatelli's range is made up of red Toscana wines. Brancatelli Syrah Toscana and Valle del Sogno Toscana are both 2016 reds, with the first naming Syrah directly and the second using a separate wine title. Vinonista Not another fake label is a 2019 red whose wording reads as a sarcastic aside.

The two Toscana titles share a vintage, while Vinonista comes from a later one. Colour stays constant across the wines, while the labels distinguish a grape reference, a separate wine title and a phrase that reads as sarcastic.

Sources and notes 3 sources

Note. No village or narrower wine zone within Tuscany is established, and the reason for the different vintages among the named red wines is unclear.

Where to go next

mapFind Azienda Agricola Brancatelli on the mapThe producer, its region and its neighbours on one map.learningUnderstand Cabernet SauvignonA short Library guide to Cabernet Sauvignon.