Tenuta Guado al Tasso

Tenuta Guado al Tasso is the Bolgheri estate of the Antinori family, one of the oldest and largest wine houses in Italy. It lies in the Bolgheri area of Castagneto Carducci, in the province of Livorno, in a landscape of vineyards, olives and Mediterranean scrub that slopes gently towards the sea.

The wines

The estate's best-known red, Guado al Tasso, is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. Il Bruciato is the more approachable red of the house, and the Bolgheri Vermentino shows the white side of a zone usually associated with red wine. The range is broad, which makes the estate a good place to understand Bolgheri as a whole rather than a single flagship.

Antinori's history in Tuscany goes back centuries, and the family's presence in Bolgheri is one of the reasons the zone developed so quickly after the 1980s.

Visiting

Visits are by appointment and arranged directly with the estate. We do not publish opening hours, prices or availability, and Roc Villa Bay is not affiliated with the winery. A tasting here is a good introduction for travellers who know Antinori from Chianti and want to see what the coast does differently.

A base by the sea

Roc Villa Bay is in Castiglioncello, not in Bolgheri: a private seafront estate with four bedrooms, three private units, a large garden and two private accesses to the sea. Guests often combine a wine morning with an afternoon on the beach reached by the private path.

Start from the Bolgheri wineries guide to plan the estates, and from villas near Bolgheri to understand the geography honestly. Dates and questions: enquiry form.