Piandibugnano is the work of three amici and co-investors. Giorgio Bucelli, a veteran wine salesman and now marketer; Paolo Trappolini, the enologo for Avignonesi as well as this venture; and Carlo Filippeschi, a restaurateur who manages the business end - they have banded together to create a promising new name in southern Tuscany.

Founded in 2002, this 3.5 hectare (9 acre) winery sits at the uppermost zone of grape and olive cultivation in the chilly Montecucco zone, where the climate and terrain are dominated by the 1800 metre / 5400 foot Mount Amiata. The wines exhibit a dynamic combination of warm- and cool-weather characteristics - big and rich, yet always held in check by a bracing line of acidity and intriguing scents and flavors of the Mediterranean maquis (macchia in Italian).