WINE CATALOGUE
Vini Franchetti
FOUNDED
1991
current leader
Benjamin Franchetti
Average Vine Age
Tenuta di Trinoro: mostly 20–35 years old.
Passopisciaro: many Nerello Mascalese vines are 70–100+ years old
Passopisciaro: many Nerello Mascalese vines are 70–100+ years old
Annual Production
Combined production estimated at 180,000–200,000 bottles per year depending on vintage
Vineyards
Tenuta di Trinoro: approximately 24 hectares planted within a 200-hectare estate in the Val d’Orcia.
Passopisciaro: approximately 26 hectares planted on the northern slopes of Mount Etna.
Key vineyards / crus include:
Tenuta di Trinoro
Campi Magnacosta
Campi Camagi
Campi Franchetti
Chiappemacine
Porcaria
Guardiola
Sciaranuova
Rampante
Passopisciaro: approximately 26 hectares planted on the northern slopes of Mount Etna.
Key vineyards / crus include:
Tenuta di Trinoro
Campi Magnacosta
Campi Camagi
Campi Franchetti
Chiappemacine
Porcaria
Guardiola
Sciaranuova
Rampante
Farming
Sustainable, low-intervention viticulture
Winemaker
Benjamin Franchetti, including Vincenzo Lo Mauro at Passopisciaro and Lorenzo Fornaini at Tenuta di Trinoro.
Villages / Appellations
Two flagship estates:
Sarteano – home of Tenuta di Trinoro
Castiglione di Sicilia – home of Passopisciaro
Appellations include:
Toscana IGT
Etna DOC
Terre Siciliane IGT
Sarteano – home of Tenuta di Trinoro
Castiglione di Sicilia – home of Passopisciaro
Appellations include:
Toscana IGT
Etna DOC
Terre Siciliane IGT
Vini Franchetti, Passopiciaro, Passobianco
Vini Franchetti, Passopiciaro, Passorosso
