Villa Gresti 2021 Tenuta San Leonardo

Villa Gresti 2021 – Tenuta San Leonardo

The elegance of a red that tells a story

Villa Gresti 2021 is Tenuta San Leonardo’s tribute to an elegant, enveloping style that showcases the softness and complexity of Bordeaux varieties grown in Trentino. A wine that combines structure and finesse, evolving gracefully over time.

Vineyard philosophy: care and selection

The vineyards destined for Villa Gresti are cultivated according to sustainable farming principles, with careful attention to plant balance and manual grape selection. The clay and sandy soils provide ideal nutrients and minerals, ensuring full ripening of Merlot and Carmenère, the stars of this elegant blend.

Winemaking approach: precision and harmony

Villa Gresti 2021 undergoes gentle maceration to extract fine aromas and silky tannins. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, while aging continues for about 12 months in French oak barriques, giving the wine complexity and a beautifully balanced structure.

Intense ruby red color with garnet highlights.
The nose reveals ripe red fruits, notes of tobacco, sweet spices, and light balsamic hints.
On the palate it is smooth, enveloping, with velvety tannins and a long, elegant finish.

Technical sheet

• Designation: Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT

• Grapes: Merlot with a small percentage of Carmenère

• Alcohol: 13.5% vol

• Vinification: Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel

• Aging: 12 months in French oak barriques

• Format: 0.75 L

• Serving temperature: 18°C

• Aging potential: 10–12 years

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Tenuta San Leonardo

A living legacy between Trentino and Austro-Hungarian memory

Nestled in the peaceful Vallagarina, Tenuta San Leonardo is not just a place, but a precise idea of wine as a witness of time and landscape. Here, among dry-stone walls and cypresses, one breathes an air of ancient discipline combined with modern agricultural sensitivity. The land is always in command. The Guerrieri Gonzaga family leads this estate with a light hand and a visionary spirit, preserving a balance between historical memory and contemporary tension.

Vineyard philosophy: the power of biodiversity

In managing the vineyards, San Leonardo has chosen a clear path: certified organic farming, obsessive care for the soil, and utmost respect for natural cycles. The vines, spread across small plots, are cultivated to promote biodiversity, avoid any forcing, and guide each variety — Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot — toward its most authentic expression.

The decision not to irrigate, not to push productivity, and to value the soil’s microfauna is a statement of intent: wine is born from a healthy, living vineyard designed to last for generations.

Cellar approach: precision, elegance, memory

The work in the cellar mirrors the same philosophy as in the vineyard, with an added touch of sartorial precision. Nothing is left to chance, but nothing is forced. Fermentations take place in raw concrete vats, often with submerged cap, ensuring delicate extraction and aromatic precision. The long aging in French oak barrels is not meant to mask, but to sculpt.

The result is a wine with long breath and a subtle soul, where elegance is the sum of patient choices. San Leonardo, the flagship label, is not just a Bordeaux blend: it is a story that changes every year, uniting power and grace with a naturalness that cannot be imitated.