Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta

Where They Are Now

At Tenuta San Guido, the role of honorary president places Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta in a position of continuity rather than display. It is a title built around stewardship: close enough to the work to carry memory forward, and far enough from the daily noise to keep the estate calibrated to change. In a house identified with restraint and precision, that kind of oversight matters. Tradition only holds when it stays responsive.

Signature

The estate’s core wines include Sassicaia, Guidalberto, and Le Difese, three labels that map the range of Tenuta San Guido without breaking from its house style. Sassicaia remains the fixed reference point; the others sit alongside it, widening the estate’s expression while keeping the same disciplined register. Under Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta, the signature is one of measured evolution: each wine tied to the same land, each bottle carrying the estate’s language in a different key.

In Their Words “It's the same soil and climate as Sassicaia.” The point is direct: site does the work. The sentence folds the estate back onto its own geography, reminding us that continuity in wine often starts with the same ground, the same exposure, the same weather pattern carrying through the vintage. “It's not Sassicaia, but it's very good.” Difference is not treated as a fault line here. The remark draws a clear boundary around Sassicaia while leaving room for the other wine to stand on its own terms. That is practical judgment, not marketing language: one benchmark, more than one valid expression.

Honors

On vintages, he has said, "I think that all the eighties... All were very good vintage so I think eight is a lucky number for us." The line reads like a working memory of a decade rather than a formal appraisal. It compresses a long run of harvests into a simple verdict: the eighties were good years for the estate. The final note about eight being lucky keeps the remark grounded in habit and intuition, where serious wine work still leaves room for private arithmetic.