Michele Satta

The signature of Michele Satta is a guarantee of authentic elegance, never ordinary. A man who witnessed the birth of the Bolgheri myth and helped shape it. If you are looking for wines that speak of land, sea and a vision beyond convention, you are in the right place. Everything began in 1974, when Michele, a young man originally from the Varese area, arrived in Castagneto Carducci. As he himself likes to recall, he ended up there almost by chance, but his love for this Tuscan land was immediate and overwhelming. He did not inherit castles or noble titles; he started from the bottom, working as a farm labourer and learning the slow, respectful rhythm of rural culture. The turning point came in 1983, the year of the first harvest and, coincidentally, the same year in which the Bolgheri DOC was officially established. From that moment on, Michele Satta’s journey and that of the denomination ran side by side, making him one of the founding fathers and most innovative figures of the area. The estate’s 23 hectares of vineyards benefit from extraordinary light reflected by the nearby sea, allowing the grapes to ripen perfectly while maintaining vibrant freshness thanks to the winds that cleanse the air. The soils here are deep and well-draining, rich in pebbles and silt, ideal for roots to dig deep in search of complexity. While Bolgheri became famous around the world for its international grape varieties, Michele Satta always maintained a voice outside the mainstream. He was the first to truly believe in an ambitious single-varietal Vermentino, and above all he never abandoned Sangiovese, which he considers the emblem of Tuscan nobility, bringing it to an area where many believed it impossible to cultivate at a high level. But that is not all. Michele Satta was also a pioneer in introducing Syrah and Viognier, convinced that the complexity of Bolgheri could elegantly embrace these varieties too. Today the winery is experiencing a new youth with the handover to the second generation. His son Giacomo, a passionate agronomist raised among the vines, leads the estate with the same artisanal dedication as his father, alongside his sister Benedetta and the entire family.