More than 1000 years ago, it was a monastery, for over three centuries now San Leonardo has served as the residence of the Marchesi Guerrieri Gonzaga family. 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 remains an antique world, in which winemaking practices, still uncom promisingly artisanal. True gems of Italy’s wine tradition.