The historic San Leonardo wine estate reveals original work from artist Chiara Camoni’s residency
March 30, 2026 (Rome, Italy) — Based in the southern end of Trentino in Northern Italy and nestled among the majestic Trentino Alps, the iconic San Leonardo is a place where history, tradition and nature intertwine to tell a captivating story spanning a millennium. This week, under the leadership of the Guerrieri Gonzaga family, the estate debuted its fourth edition of Arte a San Leonardo with the extraordinary 2021 vintage bottling of San Leonardo, featuring the artwork of Chiara Camoni, one of the foremost Italian artists of her generation.
Arte a San Leonardo is a project that was conceived by Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga and Ilaria Tronchetti Provera and curated by Giovanna Amadasi. In 2022, the idea emerged from a reflection of the shared values of creating a work of art and producing an excellent wine: the uniqueness of each vintage, the cyclical nature of the seasons —which repeat themselves differently every year— and the ability to combine research and craftsmanship.
Since 2023, the project has explored the interaction between art and territory. Each year, an artist is invited to experience life at the estate in all its phases and establish a connection between their creative research and the elements that define San Leonardo’s essence: nature, landscape, people and the stages of wine production. Each edition develops through a residency program involving research, design, and production. This process culminates in the creation of an original artist’s label for a limited edition of bottles and magnums of the estate’s latest “grand vin” vintage.
Following the initial three editions featuring Simone Berti (2023), Marzia Migliora (2024), and Linda Fregni Nagler (2025), the fourth edition spotlights Chiara Camoni, who will represent Italy at the upcoming Venice Biennale.
Her piece, Spiritelli (di terra e vegetazione), consists of five elements: three plant prints on silk and two glazed stoneware sculptures. The sculptures are conceived as presences emerging from the landscape itself, existing between the surface and depth and between vegetation and the mineral substrate. Camoni’s work is the result of a residency and collaboration with the San Leonardo community that took place in May 2025. Plant elements, earth and the location’s mineral memory were intertwined, resulting in a site-specific work designed for the estate’s greenhouse. As Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga and Ilaria Tronchetti Provera explain, “Chiara Camoni’s project presents an image of San Leonardo that is not descriptive but symbolic: an inhabited landscape crisscrossed by relationships, in which artistic action and daily work share the same attentiveness to matter and time.” A video explanation of the project through the eyes of Anselmo, Ilaria, Giovanna and Chiara can be viewed here.
The artwork inspired the label adorning a limited edition of 999 bottles and 99 magnums of San Leonardo 2021. Bottles with labels signed by Camoni will be available exclusively on the estate’s official website, with limited quantities landing in the United States in the coming months.
To introduce and celebrate the collaboration, San Leonardo held a special event at Palazzo Taverna, home of the Marchesi Guerrieri Gonzaga family in Rome, where the artwork and wines were unveiled for the first time. The unveiling brought together members of the international art and wine communities, including collectors, media and cultural luminaries, for a private preview of Camoni’s site-specific work, alongside a seated dinner and tasting of the newly released vintage. Photos from the event can be viewed here.
To purchase the fourth edition of Arte a San Leonardo, please visit the link here.
About San Leonardo
San Leonardo stands out for its microclimate. The Ora del Garda wind moderates temperatures. The surrounding mountains provide natural shade during the hottest hours, and the clear mountain lighting promotes constant photosynthesis, allowing for slow, complete ripening. Each year, this unique combination of factors gives rise to the estate’s historic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Merlot.
In the cellar, the winemaking process remains faithful to tradition, involving spontaneous fermentation in small concrete tanks, manual pumping over, and 24 months of aging in barriques and tonneaux with minimal use of new wood. This is followed by a protracted rest in the bottle, which is necessary for the wine to achieve its full expression.
Over a thousand years ago, San Leonardo was a monastery. For the past three centuries, the estate has been home to the Marchesi Guerrieri Gonzaga family, who have been its passionate custodians. The 300-hectare estate is protected by the imposing mountains of Trentino and includes 30 hectares of vineyards. The mountains block cold northern winds while embracing the temperate breezes from Lake Garda. San Leonardo is a world with an ancient tradition of patience, where fully artisanal winemaking practices produce authentic gems of Italian oenology —wines that stand out for their freshness, harmony, and innate elegance.
San Leonardo was named “Winery of the Year 2025” by the Gambero Rosso Guide. Its flagship wine, San Leonardo, won the “Red Wine of the Year” prize in 2025 from the Guide de L’Espresso (2019 vintage) and the Guida Essenziale DoctorWine 2026 (2020 vintage). San Leonardo is a “Friend of Biodiversity” company, and Equalitas has certified its environmental, social, and economic sustainability since 2024.
