Valdarno di Sopra: a small region, big ambitions

Chiara Giannotti3 November 20262 November 2026

by Chiara Giannotti3 November 20262 November 20260

Just over three hundred hectares, 23 producers, and about 350,000 bottles. The Valdarno di Sopra region is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its DOC designation and is striving to turn its small size into a strength. Organic farming, single vineyards,...

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Baffonero under observation

Stefania Vinciguerra9 February 20249 February 2024

by Stefania Vinciguerra9 February 20249 February 20240

Baffonero, the pure Merlot of the Rocca di Frassinello winery, confirms itself as one of the great Merlots of the Grosseto Maremma. We propose a small vertical of them. That Merlot is a grape that can yield great results goes...

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Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (3)

Stefania Vinciguerra10 March 202320 October 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra10 March 202320 October 20250

We have now reached the 10 most recent vintages of San Leonardo, with 2018 coming out on March 21. To celebrate the 30th vintage, Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga and his wife Ilaria Tronchetti Provera launched the Arte a San Leonardo project....

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Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (2)

Stefania Vinciguerra9 March 202320 October 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra9 March 202320 October 20250

We saw yesterday the first 10 vintages of San Leonardo, the Trentino Bordeaux of great class and finesse. Today we see the second ten, from 1995 to 2006 (1998 and 2002 were not produced). After the first 10 vintages, with...

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Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (1)

Stefania Vinciguerra8 March 202320 October 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra8 March 202320 October 20250

In the aristocratic halls of Palazzo Taverna, the Roman residence of the Marquis Guerrieri Gonzaga, we were able to hold-exclusively for DoctorWine-a wonderful vertical tasting of all the vintages produced of the great Trentino Bordeaux: San Leonardo. Rarely does a...

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Valdarno di Sopra: a small region, big ambitions

Baffonero under observation

Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (3)

Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (2)

Complete vertical tasting of San Leonardo (1)

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