The Estate
The land comes first
Nestled among the hills of Casole d'Elsa, San Giovanni has been shaped by generations. Once farmland and hunting grounds, it fell quiet with time; today it lives again as a vineyard, tended by hand.
Nestled among the hills of Casole d'Elsa, San Giovanni has been shaped by generations. Once farmland and hunting grounds, it fell quiet with time; today it lives again as a vineyard, tended by hand.
The estate's 135 acres have worked for their living through every chapter. Soils of clay, limestone, sand, and granite now shape wines that reflect the character of Tuscany, and the olive groves press the estate's own oil each autumn.
The hunting blind in the vineyard is the estate's quiet emblem: a reminder of what this land was, standing watch over what it has become. You will find it again on the Mattucci label.
Dedicated to Bruno Mattucci, who left Italy for America in 1902 carrying with him little more than his name, his heritage, and the courage to begin again. More than a century later, the Mattucci name found its way back to Tuscany, where San Giovanni is stewarded with gratitude for the generations who came before and a commitment to those yet to come.
A super Tuscan from the estate's own vines, poured at the villa and available for purchase by guests and owners.
Inquire About MattucciExtra virgin olive oil from the estate's own groves, pressed each autumn in small quantity. Like the wine, it is an expression of the same soils and the same care, available for guests and owners.
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This corner of the Valdelsa has been settled since the Etruscans. Casole d'Elsa, the walled town on the ridge, spent the Middle Ages contested between the bishops of Volterra and the republic of Siena, which claimed it in 1260. Its Rocca and oval walls still stand watch over the valley. The land below changed hands more quietly: farmed, hunted, and replanted for centuries, down to the vines and olives San Giovanni tends today.
More on Casole d'ElsaDean Macfarlan on his mother's Lucca roots, a sunrise over the Tuscan hills, and how San Giovanni came to be.
Mattucci is poured at the villa. Stay, and the estate will introduce itself.
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