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Maculan

Maculan is one of the Veneto's most versatile and historically significant estates, based in Breganze in the Veneto foothills. Founded by Fausto Maculan, the estate became famous in the 1970s and 1980s for two distinct achievements: first, for introducing serious Bordeaux-inspired red wine to the Veneto with Fratta (a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend), and second, for pioneering noble-rot dessert wines, particularly the extraordinary Acininobili (from botrytized Vespaiola) and Torcolato. Fratta is the estate's flagship red, aged in French barriques and modeled explicitly on Médoc-style Cabernet-Merlot blends. At auction, prices range from $10 to $431, with Fratta and Acininobili commanding the premium end. The average of $66 per bottle across 124 lots reflects the accessible pricing of Breganze DOC wines relative to their quality. Acininobili, the botrytized Vespaiola, is one of northern Italy's finest sweet wines and commands prices comparable to good Sauternes when it appears at auction. Maculan's daughter Mireia now co-manages the estate.

Maculan's Fratta was one of the first serious Bordeaux-variety red wines produced in the Veneto, released in the 1970s when the region was dominated by simple Soave and light Valpolicella.

Acininobili is made from botrytized Vespaiola grapes, a rare local variety that develops noble rot naturally in Breganze's autumn humidity — one of northern Italy's most distinctive sweet wines.

124 lots average $66 per bottle, reflecting accessible pricing for a Veneto producer whose wines regularly exceed expectations in quality-to-price terms.

The estate produces both the Fratta red blend and Torcolato (a naturally sweet Vespaiola), giving Maculan an unusually broad sweet-and-dry portfolio.

Auction Lots

Avg Price / Bottle

$61

Top Vintage

2009

Price Range

$4 – $431

In the Glass

Maculan's portfolio spans dramatically: Fratta is a structured, cedar-and-cassis Bordeaux-style blend with Veneto earthiness. Acininobili is rich, golden, and intensely honeyed — marmalade, saffron, and dried apricot with remarkable freshness. Torcolato is medium-sweet and nutty. The Cabernet IGT is more straightforward — dark berry and herbal Veneto character.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
Fratta	Red	$66	46	2009
Torcolato	Red	$38	13	2003
Cabernet	Red	$44	11	1988
Acininobili	White	$108	5	1997

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