Why it matters
The producer
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.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
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.
Wines to know
The range in view
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.