More than 1000 years ago, it was a monastery, but for over 3 centuries now San Leonardo has served as the residence of the Marquis Guerrieri Gonzaga family, its proud custodians. Today, the San Leonardo estate is a garden of vineyards and roses, protected by the massive barrier of the Alps, which blunt the force of the cold northern winds, while the valley floor benefits from, and in turn releases, warmth from nearby Lake Garda. The Tenuta rem...
In the ancient fermentation cellar we use exclusively concrete vats. Here the wines ferment spontaneously without the aid of any technology or of selected yeasts, using very low levels of sulphur, and under the watchful eye of our cellarmen who have been passing down this knowledge for generations.
The large underground cellar was built in 2001 paying careful attention to respect the spirit and atmosphere of the ancient monastery of San Leo...
The ancient family name, and here we are speaking of before 1400, was Terzi, but that was changed to Guerrieri, or Warriors, after one of the family, Niccolò son of Ottobono, played a major role in 1445 in the conquering the fortress of Rocco, in Le Marche.
In merit of this achievement, and for the valour that he displayed in preceding battles, he was known as Guerriero, a name his descendants assumed and a clear reference to the family motto...
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