Wineries / Trentino-Alto Adige
San Leonardo is in Avio, in Trentino-Alto Adige, and it's been home to the Guerrieri Gonzaga marquises for over three centuries. Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga studied oenology in Lausanne. The estate covers 300 hectares.
Giacomo Tachis became the estate's oenologist, and Carlo Ferrini later became its winemaker. The red wines ferment spontaneously in cement vats, without selected yeasts. They then spend at least 24 months in small barriques. The family keeps back wines for its private collection until 20 years after harvest.
The 1988 San Leonardo received the first tre bicchieri award from Gambero Rosso. The estate also makes several honeys, including acacia, chestnut, linden and multiflora.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from San Leonardo yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.