James caught up with Brancaia owner/winemaker Barbara Widmer on Brancaia Toscana Il Blu 2018 and Brancaia Toscana Ilatraia 2018.
James was impressed with the 2019 vintages but wanted to know more about the growing seasons in Radda, in the Chianti region of Italy. Barbara notes that 2017 was a challenging year, 2018 produced a more balanced wine, while 2019 – the year that Brancaia changed to organic practices – turned out riper.