Where to taste Sauvignon Blanc in Tuscany: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Sauvignon Blanc estates in Tuscany

Tenuta Caparzo ★ 4.5

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Toscana IGTSangiovese Grosso, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay90 haFounded 1970Elisabetta Gnudi AngeliniWinemaker Massimo BracalenteICEABrunello di Montalcino DOCG

Founded 1970 in the cooler northern Montalcino. The Vigna La Casa single-vineyard Brunello has been bottled since 1977; estate has been organic since 2014.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by reservation; the Vigna La Casa cru is the historical flagship.

Signature wines: caparzo-la-casa-brunello, caparzo-brunello-di-montalcino, caparzo-le-grance

Scores: Wine Advocate 95 (2016), Vinous 93 (2016)

Localita Caparzo 6, 53024 Montalcino, Siena, Italy Book →

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia ★ 4.9

Bolgheri Superiore DOC and Toscana IGTCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc115 haFounded 1981Frescobaldi family (acquired full ownership 2005)Winemaker Marco Balsimelli (estate director); Olga Fusari, head winemakerICEABolgheri DOC

Bolgheri estate founded by Lodovico Antinori in 1981 and fully owned by Frescobaldi since 2005. Bordeaux-cloned reds with Masseto and Ornellaia as flagships; the estate is ICEA-organic certified.

Tasting: Cellar tours, vineyard walks and tutored tastings by appointment; the Vendemmia d'Artista label programme is on display at the cellar.

Signature wines: ornellaia, le-volte-dell-ornellaia, ornellaia-bianco, le-serre-nuove-dell-ornellaia

Scores: Wine Spectator 96 (1998), Wine Advocate 98 (2015)

Localita Ornellaia 191, 57022 Bolgheri, Livorno, Italy Book →

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