Tenuta San Vincenti

In the heart of Tuscany, between Florence and Siena, a hilly ridge rises to 430–600 meters near the ancient village of San Vincenti, in the town of Gaiole in Chianti — one of the most storied and untouched corners of the Chianti Classico appellation. Surrounded entirely by forest, on the southern slope of the hill, the estate looks out over a landscape where nature and history coexist in perfect harmony: churches and castles dotted among vineyards and olive groves, with Monte Amiata, the Crete Senesi, and the UNESCO-listed Val d’Orcia visible on the horizon.

The estate was founded by Roberto Pucci, a Prato entrepreneur who fell in love with this wild stretch of Chianti and dedicated his resources to producing wine of real character. He brought on Carlo Ferrini — one of Italy’s most celebrated winemaking consultants, twice named Winemaker of the Year by Gambero Rosso and Wine Enthusiast — to lead the project. Today the estate is guided by Patrizia, whose roots in Siena and the Chianti Classico region run generations deep, alongside winemaker Carlo Dell’Aiuto, a University of Pisa viticulture and enology graduate devoted to genuine sustainability in both vineyard and cellar.

San Vincenti’s 60 hectares are anchored by two distinct vineyards: Stignano, split between older and newer Sangiovese plantings, and Le Corticelle, planted to Merlot — both rooted in the region’s signature galestro, a mixture of clay and calcareous rock prized for the structure and elegance it lends Tuscan wine. The estate’s guiding principle is respect: respect for the history, the land, and the beauty of this place, expressed in a philosophy that dreams of a winery built to disappear into the landscape itself — nearly invisible, built underground, with olive trees planted on the roof.