Guado al Melo

Guado al Melo’s vineyards in Bolgheri appear in records dating to the early nineteenth century. Michele Scienza and Annalisa Motta bought the estate in 1998 and began work there the following year. They revived the old place-name Guado al Melo—’the ford at the apple tree’—for a site bordered by the Fossa di Bolgheri stream and shaped by its alluvial influence.

The estate uses its own grapes, with a cellar built beneath a low hill. Small lots are vinified separately, with neutral vessels and gentle extraction used in the cellar. The estate also houses a public vine-and-wine museum and Professor Attilio Scienza’s extensive library.