Where is Buccia Nera?

Buccia Nera is at Località Campriano 10, 52100 Arezzo, in the hills north of the city. The estate is open Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 1pm and from 3pm to 6pm. You can call +39 0575 1696461 or email info@buccianera.it.

Do I need to book a tasting at Buccia Nera?

Yes, every tasting must be booked ahead, on the estate's website or through Winalist and Winedering. Each wine tasting starts with a guided tour of the vineyard and the cellar. Most run at 11am and 4.30pm in English and at 3pm in Italian, with no 4.30pm tour on Saturdays. Most last about 90 minutes, and prices run from €20 to €45 a person. Arrive ten minutes before the start.

Can you stay at Buccia Nera?

Yes. The estate's stone farmhouse holds five holiday apartments, called Cipresso, Abete, Ulivo, Pino and Acacia. The largest, Cipresso, sleeps five. Guests share a pool and a barbecue area. Pets are welcome for €50 a stay. Check-in is from 3pm to 7pm, and a tourist tax of €3 a person per night is paid on top. Ask for dates through the request form on the estate's website.

Is Buccia Nera organic?

Yes, the farm has been certified organic since 2002. It also holds a vegan certification and says it runs on 100% clean energy. In the cellar, fermentations start on their own, and Acinoso, a Sangiovese, is made with no added sulphites.

What wines does Buccia Nera make?

Mostly Chianti, made mainly from Sangiovese in three styles: Chianti, Chianti Superiore and Chianti Riserva. Sassocupo and Guarniente are its two Chianti Superiore wines. The whites include Pa'Ro Orange, made with the grapes on their skins, and Donna Patrizia. There are also two Confondo sparkling wines, a white and a rosé. The range also includes Acinoso, a Vin Santo, a rosato and wines from Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay.

Can you have a picnic at Buccia Nera?

Yes, from April to October, Monday to Saturday, between 10am and 6pm. The basket holds cold cuts, cheese and vegetables from the estate's garden, plus 375ml of wine a person, chosen in the cellar. It costs €30 a person. A tour or tasting is not included, but you can book one before or after. Book at least 12 hours ahead, or call the estate for a last-minute place.

Buccia Nera

Buccia Nera is a family farm in the hills north of Arezzo, in eastern Tuscany. The Mancini family grows grapes and olives here, and the farm is certified organic. Most of the wine is Chianti, made mainly from Sangiovese in three styles. There is also an orange wine, a sparkling wine finished in the bottle and a red with no added sulphites. Visitors can book a cellar tour and tasting from Monday to Saturday, or a picnic among the vines. The estate's stone farmhouse holds five holiday apartments.

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Aerial view of vineyards and olive groves on a wooded ridge at Buccia Nera, near Arezzo

About Buccia Nera

The farm is named after a nickname. Amadio, great-grandfather of the family that runs it today, spent such long days in the sun that his skin turned very dark. People knew him as Buccia Nera, which means "black peel". The farm dates from the end of the 1800s, and the family has worked this land for more than five generations. Until the year 2000, it sold its grapes and made a single wine for the local market.

That year a new wine project began, with many wines from different vineyards and grapes. In 2004 the family built a new cellar to replace the first one, which was made only of concrete vats. Today three sisters, Anastasia, Alessia and Roberta Mancini, run the estate, with the oenologist Sandro Nalli as technical adviser. For 20 years, Anastasia says, three words have guided her work: desire, patience and constancy. The most important thing her father taught her was to respect time and the seasons, which cannot be forced. The wine she calls her own is Pa'Ro Orange, a white from Trebbiano and Grechetto. The grapes stay on their skins for the whole fermentation, which turns the wine deep gold with an orange glint.

The vines cover 40 hectares, about 56 football pitches, on hills from 350 to 600 metres up. Sangiovese is the main grape. The soils range from clay, gravel, sand and river deposits to steep, rocky slopes. From their fifth year the vineyards are left under grass, which helps stop the soil washing away. Woods, olive groves and orchards break up the vines, and everything is farmed to organic rules. In 1985 a hard frost put most of the olive trees at risk, and the family replanted the damaged groves rather than give them up. The olives, of the local Frantoio, Moraiolo, Leccino and Pendolino varieties, are picked while still green and pressed within 24 hours.

Chianti is the heart of the cellar. The young Chianti is fresh and fruity. Sassocupo is a Chianti Superiore aged for a year in large oak casks. The Tenuta di Campriano Chianti Riserva spends around three years ageing. Fermentation starts on its own, and the wines are left to settle in their own time rather than being forced clear. The range also includes Confondo, a sparkling wine bottled before it finishes fermenting and sold with its yeast still inside. Acinoso is a Sangiovese with no added sulphites. The Vin Santo, Tuscany's classic sweet wine, comes from grapes dried for four months and has its own ageing room in the cellar.

Each wine tasting starts with a guided walk through the vineyard and the cellar, in English or Italian. The choice runs from a simple two-wine tasting to three older vintages, and there is a picnic among the vines from April to October. The five apartments in the farmhouse share a pool and a barbecue area, with olive groves and vineyards all around. In summer the estate hosts Calici di Stelle evenings with the Movimento Turismo del Vino, pairing a dinner of local food with stargazing.

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Tour & tasting "The four colors of wine"

1h 30 From €25 per person English · Italiano

Through four colors you will approach four different worlds. First a fresh and intense direct white wine, then you will meet our unusual expression of rosé, thanks to the territory that hosts these grapes. You will arrive at our white with light maceration, a choice that gives this wine interesting characteristics to be discovered. You will close the tasting with a red wine made from international grapes, in which natural vinification enhances its varietal characteristics. The tasting is preceded by a guided tour of the vineyard and the cellar *The selected wines for the tasting could be changed according to the availability.

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Tour & Tasting "The Selection"

1h 30 From €30 per person English · Italiano

In "The Selection" we have enclosed our greatest challenges You will start with our Ancestral Method sparkling wine,to discover our idea of Natural Bubbles through this wine refermented in the bottle on the lees. You will move on to our Orange Wine: here we wanted to push ourselves with the maceration of white grapes, to demonstrate that we can produce a wine with ancient origins of winemaking, dynamic and with character. We have always worked to limit the sulfur content in our wines, but with Sangiovese Without Added Sulphites we have taken a further step, eliminating any addition, a real challenge. You will conclude your journey with our interpretation of a blend of international vines, an expression that encompasses the union of softness, freshness and flavour. The tasting is preceded by a guided tour of the vineyard and the cellar.

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Tour & Tasting "The Chianti"

1h 30 From €20 per person English · Italiano

The experience begins with a tour of the outdoor vineyard, to appreciate the magnificent landscape and agriculture from the Buccia Nera point of view. The tour in the cellar follows where we will talk about winemaking and production before concluding with the tasting aimed at discovering the varietal Sangiovese in one of its most famous variations, "Il Chianti". Three tastings accompanied by bread and organic extra virgin olive oil. A moment of leisure to learn and savor.

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Picnic overlooking the vineyards!

2h 30 From €30 per person English · Italiano

Upon arrival at the Company, at the agreed time, you will be given a picnic basket with typical products such as cold cuts, cheeses and vegetables, Tuscan dish and tart. The products may vary according to the season and availability. The basket will be provided with a compostable tablecloth and plates, steel cutlery, glass glasses and glass wine glasses. The bottle of wine can be chosen in the cellar from a selection of wines. The wine included is 375 ml per person. Water included. Wine Tour and Tasting are not included.

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Five Sips & Five Bites: Wine & Food Pairing Tasting at Buccianera in Arezzo

2h From €45 per person English · Italiano

Explore how wine and food change one another in a guided tasting of five estate wines, each paired with an artisanal Tuscan product.

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Opening tasting with two wines

90 minutes €20 per person English, Italian

A guided walk through the vineyard and the cellar, then two wines: the Tenuta di Campriano Bianco and the Chianti Riserva. A small plate of salami, pecorino and bruschetta comes with them, along with bread and oil.

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The Vintage Selection

90 minutes €35 per person

Three wines from older vintages, poured to show how the estate's wines change with age. A guided tour of the vineyard and the cellar comes first, and bread and oil are served with the wines. It is for groups of at least four.

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Apartments in the farmhouse

Five holiday apartments in the estate's stone farmhouse, among vineyards and olive groves. Guests share a pool, a barbecue area and a large veranda. The biggest, Cipresso, sleeps five, and Acacia is a separate two-room villa with a private veranda.

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Common questions

Buccia Nera is at Località Campriano 10, 52100 Arezzo, in the hills north of the city. The estate is open Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 1pm and from 3pm to 6pm. You can call +39 0575 1696461 or email [email protected].
Yes, every tasting must be booked ahead, on the estate's website or through Winalist and Winedering. Each wine tasting starts with a guided tour of the vineyard and the cellar. Most run at 11am and 4.30pm in English and at 3pm in Italian, with no 4.30pm tour on Saturdays. Most last about 90 minutes, and prices run from €20 to €45 a person. Arrive ten minutes before the start.
Yes. The estate's stone farmhouse holds five holiday apartments, called Cipresso, Abete, Ulivo, Pino and Acacia. The largest, Cipresso, sleeps five. Guests share a pool and a barbecue area. Pets are welcome for €50 a stay. Check-in is from 3pm to 7pm, and a tourist tax of €3 a person per night is paid on top. Ask for dates through the request form on the estate's website.
Yes, the farm has been certified organic since 2002. It also holds a vegan certification and says it runs on 100% clean energy. In the cellar, fermentations start on their own, and Acinoso, a Sangiovese, is made with no added sulphites.
Mostly Chianti, made mainly from Sangiovese in three styles: Chianti, Chianti Superiore and Chianti Riserva. Sassocupo and Guarniente are its two Chianti Superiore wines. The whites include Pa'Ro Orange, made with the grapes on their skins, and Donna Patrizia. There are also two Confondo sparkling wines, a white and a rosé. The range also includes Acinoso, a Vin Santo, a rosato and wines from Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay.
Yes, from April to October, Monday to Saturday, between 10am and 6pm. The basket holds cold cuts, cheese and vegetables from the estate's garden, plus 375ml of wine a person, chosen in the cellar. It costs €30 a person. A tour or tasting is not included, but you can book one before or after. Book at least 12 hours ahead, or call the estate for a last-minute place.

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