Tenuta San Leonardo is one of those estates whose history is based on centuries of tradition. In 1894, following the marriage of Marquis Tullo Guerrieri Gonzaga to Gemma de Gresti, whose family had already owned the San Leonardo estate for two centuries, the Guerrieri Gonzagua family moved to the Trentino region of Italy, a wine-growing area nestling between Valpolicella to the south and Alto-Adige to the north. In 1970, Carlo Guerrieri Gonzagua took over the estate, continuing the winegrowing venture begun by his grandfather.
Tenuta San Leonardo covers 25 hectares of vineyards, which have been farmed organically since 2015.
The estate's identity is built around the elegance of Carmenere, a rustic grape variety that has always been present on Tenuta San Leonardo's land. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot are the other grape varieties used in the estate's wines, and are blended to produce one of Tenuta San Leonardo's main red wines: San Leonardo.
The work of two Italian oenologists, Giacomo Tachis, a former collaborator of Professor Émile Peynaud, and Carlo Ferrini, one of Italy's most famous consultant winemakers, has helped to establish the style and personality of Tenuta San Leonardo wines, which precisely express the influence of their particular terroir.
Fresh when young, Tenuta San Leonardo wines evolve into a fuller-bodied, more opulent style over the years. Today, they are considered one of the great classics of Trentino wines.
