Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo 2015
Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo 2015 is a dry, full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot (Trentino, Italy), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board. Cheapest offer £348.00 at Honest Grapes.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Volte dell`Ornellaia 2023 Ornellaia · Tuscany | £350.00 | |||
| Solaia Marchesi Antinori (Damaged Label) 1998 | £350.00 | |||
| Solaia Marchesi Antinori 2022 Antinori · Tuscany | £340.00 | |||
| Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo 2016 Tenuta San Leonardo · Trentino | £336.00 |
San Leonardo is the wine that quietly confounds everyone who assumes Italy can't do Bordeaux-style reds. Made by the Guerrieri Gonzaga family from their estate in Trentino's Lagarina Valley, it blends Cabernet Sauvignon with Carmenère and a touch of Merlot — a combination that owes as much to the family's aristocratic Franco-Italian roots as it does to the Alpine landscape around them. The 2015 is a genuinely beautiful vintage for the estate: warm enough to ripen fully, cool enough to hold the structure that defines this wine's character. Think dark plum, tobacco, cedar, and dried herbs, wrapped in tannins that are firm but no longer forbidding. Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga spent years studying in Bordeaux before returning to transform this estate, and the Bordelais DNA is evident — but San Leonardo is no imitation. The Carmenère brings a herbal, almost wild-country quality that gives it real personality. At eleven years old, it's hitting its stride.