Michele Satta’s signature is a guarantee of authentic elegance, never predictable. A man who witnessed and helped shape the myth of Bolgheri. If you are looking for wines capable of speaking about land, sea and a vision beyond convention, you are in the right place. It all began in 1974, when Michele, a young man originally from the Varese area, arrived in Castagneto Carducci. As he himself likes to recall, he arrived there almost by chance, but his love for this Tuscan land was immediate and overwhelming. He inherited neither castles nor 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 the Bolgheri DOC was officially established. From that moment onwards, 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 worldwide for its international grape varieties, Michele Satta always remained a voice outside the chorus. He was the first to 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 high levels. But that is not all. Michele Satta was also a pioneer in introducing Syrah and Viognier, convinced that Bolgheri’s complexity could elegantly embrace these varieties too. Today, the winery is experiencing a new youth thanks to 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, supported by his sister Benedetta and the entire family.