BECONCINI WINES: An unusual Tuscany? Let yourself be captivated by the surprise of our wines 

ORGANIC CERTIFIED WINERY IN TUSCANY. SANGIOVESE  based wines,  CHIANTI  but  ALSO TEMPRANILLO! ----------YES...PREPHILLOXERA TEMPRANILLO!-----Wines with character and personality--------------------------------------------------------

Leonardo Beconcini: "My family was in fact one of the first in Tuscany to free themselves from the thenprevalent sharecropping system, and that made possible the founding of the present BECONCINI winery in the early 1950s.

My own avocation began to take shape very slowly in the early 1990s, with local zonation research, and with the first vintage of a monovarietal Sangiovese in 1995: RECISO sangiovese 100%

Successively, I took over the reins of the business from my father.

Since 1997 I have I have had as partner in adventures my wife Eva Bellagamba, who made the heroic decision to share this project of mine and sacrifice her own future as an architect.

The most important results, in chronological order, are:

- an in-depth understanding of the old vineyards in San Miniato;

- the selection of two local sangiovese clones, which I am still using today for wine production;

- the decision to increase plantings of the malvasia nera grape (which has always been sangiovese’s faithful “travelling companion”);

- and finally the discovery of the unexpected presence at San Miniato of the fabulous grape UNGRAFTED variety that we now know is tempranillo.

The wines that I make now as well are produced without any excessive haste, and with the same sure-footed prudence I have always used. I have always striven to achieve the best balance possible both in the vineyard and in the cellar before I introduce a new wine.

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As one can easily imagine, my longest and most involved efforts have gone into developing the potential here of tempranillo.

The beginning of these efforts goes back to 1993, when we discovered a group of 213 vines, growing on their own roots, already quite ancient; for many years we called them “grape X,” and took massal selections from the group and planned new plantings.

At the same time, we carried out historical research, and in the 1990s we solicited replies, which were not long in coming.

We found out about the origins of the grape and the journey it had made in reaching this area. We know today that the ancestors of our vines were carried here by travellers who were following the Via Francigena, which passes right through my winery property, on their way to Rome on religious pilgrimages.

Only in 2004 did we learn the actual name of the variety, tempranillo, thanks to advanced DNA identification techniques.

In the intervening years, I tried my best to widen my own experience in growing and making wine from this grape that is so unusual for Tuscany. I finally made the decision to produce an ambitious Tempranillo, using even extreme procedures, such as semi-drying the grapes before fermentation.

Come visit us to taste the following wines:
CHIANTI: Regular and Riserva. ANTICHE VIE and PIETRO BECONCINI
TERRE DI PISA DOC: A young and dynamic appellation with Sangiovese-based wines, RECISO and MAURLEO.
TERRAZZE: Interesting wine made with local grapes, but not Sangiovese, Smooth and light in alcohol.
White wines:
PRS malvasia bianca: A refreshing, light, and vibrant wine.
VEA macerated trebbiano: An orange wine with extended maceration on the skins.
TEMPRANILLO wines in Tuscany: Something truly unique and unconventional.
VIGNALENICCHIE: Pre-phylloxera ungrafted Tempranillo wine
IXE: A younger, refreshing option.
FRESCO DI NERO Rosé Tempranillo: Distinctive and intriguing.

I’m not sure what you’re looking for in Tuscany, but our range is both broad and deep, offering a balance of traditional Tuscany and a fresh, innovative approach.
We put all our emotions, time, and energy into maintaining the highest quality across all our wines, We are  organically certified and FIVI.