Our bond with Bolgheri guides every choice we make, between the care of a singular land and an unceasing pursuit of excellence.
Roots and history
Tenuta Fratini was founded in 2016, yet its roots run deep into a long experience of Bolgheri wine. Behind us lies the journey of Tenuta Argentiera, a chapter that left us expertise, passion and a clear vision.
With Tenuta Fratini we chose to focus on some of the highest hills in the area, a terroir able to give the wines greater freshness and elegance. From that choice came a new challenge: to create great wines that express the authentic identity of this land.
Before planting the vines, the Estate begins an in-depth study and selection of its land. With Pedro Parra and Xavier Choné it analyses soils and terroir, identifying the most suitable areas and guiding the viticultural choices that follow.
Clinio reaches the market with the 2021 vintage, marking the debut of Tenuta Fratini. It is the first wine to give voice to the new project.
With the first vintages of Harte and Hortense the Estate's range is complete. Three different expressions tell of the complexity of Bolgheri's soils and altitudes.
The collaboration with Vitenova begins, for an integrated study of the soil–plant system. Physical, chemical, biological and nutritional analyses yield data that help us understand how the vineyards behave.
The Chalet nel Bosco is inaugurated: a room suspended among the woods, overlooking the vines. A place devoted to hospitality, where wine meets art and landscape.
The Estate begins the Diversity Ark certification process, dedicated to assessing the vitality of the agro-ecosystem. A new step in observing and protecting the vineyard.
The first artist-designed bottles of the Fratini Collection are born, signed by Camilla Bacherini. Each bottle becomes a unique work, giving form to the dialogue between art, nature and wine.
The first collection devoted to the metamorphosis of wine makes its debut. Thirty numbered pieces interpret, through five artistic styles, the phases that lead the vine from its first bleeding to the harvest.
The journey with DiversityBio begins, devoted to the scientific study of biodiversity. Flora and insects, too, become precious indicators for understanding the health of the vineyard.
The story of the Metamorphosis of Wine continues with a second series of artist-designed bottles. A new interpretation of the cycle of the vine and of the unrepeatable identity of each vintage.
Location and land
Our vineyards lie among the highest hills of Bolgheri, where altitude becomes our signature. Far from the plain, wide swings between day and night temperatures and constant ventilation give the wines freshness, tension and elegance, a rare profile for this land.
Values and philosophy
Every choice we make is born of Bolgheri and its highest hills. We tend our vines where altitude brings freshness and tension, letting land and climate shape the wines more than the hand of the winemaker. Our intervention is light, guided by respect for the rhythms of nature and by a deep bond with the earth.
Values and philosophy
On our estate, art converses with the vineyard. Sculptures and works rise among the hills like silent guardians, in a rare meeting of human creativity and nature. It is the same sensibility we bring to our wine, where every detail becomes an expression of beauty.
Values and philosophy
Behind every vintage stands a team of oenologists, agronomists and colleagues united by the same dedication. We study the terroir, we respect the timing of nature and we share what we learn. Expertise, for us, is a way of caring for the land and for those who choose us.
Our Approach
In the vineyard
High-altitude vineyards on stony soils rare for Bolgheri, trained to alberello and Guyot. Hand harvest with selection in the field and a non-interventionist approach that leaves the vines their natural balance.
In the cellar
We vinify each parcel separately, in concrete tanks and with indigenous yeasts. Ageing in barriques accompanies the wine with restraint, never covering its identity.
The signatures
The oenological project bears the signature of Eric Boissenot and Emiliano Falsini, with agronomy by Stefano Galbiati and the collaboration of Vitenova. Precision work born of our Climats, from Monte Gabbro to Torre di Donoratico.
The people of the Estate
Behind every wine are the people who tend it each day, with precise gestures and quiet dedication. Oenologists, agronomists and those who know every row give shape to our vision, uniting expertise with respect for the land. It is their work, above all, that makes the difference in the glass.
Contact
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