Marchesi Antinori first purchased land on the Tenuta Braccesca estate back in 1990. The land is a few kilometres from Montepulciano in south-east Tuscany, near the border with Umbria. The surface area of about 380 hectares is divided into two parts: the main part of 294 hectares (of which 151 are at present planted with vineyards) is between the towns of Montepulciano and Cortona. The second, 87 hectares almost entirely planted with vineyards, is situated between three of the best-known subzones for the production of great red Montepulciano wines: Cervognano, Gracciano and Santa Pia.