Buccia Nera

About Buccia Nera

Buccia Nera is a family farm located in a small village in the center of Tuscany  called  Campriano.  This  estate  was  bought  by  the  Family  Mancini  in 1926 and planted since with vineyards and olive trees. In 2001 a new big-ger  wine  celler  at  the  Campriano  estate  was  built. The  1st  vintage  at  the Campriano  winery was 2004 and  a new line of  wines named Buccia Nera was launched. Buccia Nera was a Nick name of my family from 100 years and it means Black Skin.Today all family member live at the Estate each with their own role. Amadio the owner is in charge of the vineyards,  Patrizia, the wife, is the director of the  winery,  Anastasia  (daughter)  works  in  the  commercial  office,  Alessia (daughter) is in charge of the accommodations, Sandro (Anastasia?s husband) is the winemaker. The Buccia Nera Farm is in total 495 Acres :148 of which are dedicated to the vineyards, 27 to olives, and the remainder to the fruits, vegetables, and forest. 70%of the vinyard are planted to Sangiovese grape, for the remaining we have autoctonal grapes like Ciliegiolo, Canaiolo, Malvasia Bianca del Chianti,  Trebbiano  Toscano,  Grechetto,  and  few  acres  of  international grapes like Merlot, Cabernet and Chardonnay. It is situated in a hill at 500 mt sl with a good south-west exposition. The  Farm  is  cultivated  with organic  farming  since  2001.