Leonardo Marchesin

Signature

Leonardo Marchesin’s signature wines include Brut Millesimato and Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Dry Millesimato 2018, bottles that sit squarely within a style defined as much by precision as by freshness. They speak to a winemaking language rooted in the detail of the fruit and the discipline of the process, with each cuvée carrying the polish of a house intent on clarity rather than excess.

The Recognition The awarded wine sits within the estate’s stated specialty: Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, a category that asks for close attention at every stage, from grape selection to vineyard decisions to cellar handling. In that context, the recognition is less a flourish than a marker of consistency — a fixed point for work that depends on restraint, timing, and exactitude. The wine’s place within this designation underscores a method built on care, where the smallest choices help shape the final expression.

The Work

Behind It At the estate, the logic begins in the vineyard and stays there. Only grapes from its own production are used, and they are selected and supervised before they ever reach the winery, ensuring that the raw material is already filtered through a careful eye. The agricultural choices are equally deliberate: herbicides are avoided, chemical products are minimized, and the harvest is carried out by hand in boxes. These are practical decisions, but they also define a philosophy, placing the first act of winemaking among the rows rather than in the cellar. That same sense of control continues in production. Cold maceration and inert processing are used to preserve primary aromas and keep sulphur low, while cryomaceration reinforces the estate’s interest in protecting the freshness of the fruit. The mention of morainic soils rich in calcium is not incidental; it is part of the estate’s own understanding of how place and technique intersect, linking the texture of the land to the character of what it yields. The result is not a broad claim about quantity or range, but a focused craft identity, one built around a named specialty and a disciplined approach to making it.

The Road Leonardo Marchesin’s role as enologist places him inside the practical decisions that shape each wine, while ownership gives him direct responsibility for the estate’s direction. The clearest career arc, then, runs through a single place: the Conegliano winery, where he supervises a method based on estate-grown grapes, hand harvesting, careful vineyard selection, low-intervention agricultural choices, and cellar techniques aimed at protecting primary aromas. In that continuity, the work reads as cumulative rather than dramatic — a steady refinement of process, year after year, in service of a very specific style. The award gives a fixed date to that body of work, anchoring a philosophy defined by control over fruit, attention to soil, and exact handling after harvest.