Terre del Marchesato

Located near the famous town of Bolgheri, ground zero for SuperTuscans, Terre del Marchesato is decidedly the smallest of the zone’s 37 estates. In 1954, Maurizio’s grandfather had just migrated from the Marche region with several other farmers in search of an area less ravaged by war.At the time, no one knew how valuable and esteemed the area would become over time, and Emilio Fuselli was able to purchase 10 hectares of land from the same Marquis (Incisa della Rocchetta) who would go on to create the wines of Sassicaia (the two estates are neighbors). In honor of his grandfather, Maurizio named their first wine after him: ‘Emilio Primo’. “We hope with this wine and a few others,” he says, “to tell the story of the life of our family.”Amazingly, and despite the stunning quality of their wines, the Fuselli family had never bottled their own wine until three years ago —selling only to local restaurants who came to buy wine in small casks. Maurizio himself worked at Guado al Tasso for ten years, then quit and rebuilt his own cellar in 2003. Today, the whole family helps out, which is why Signor Fuselli insisted that everyone—even their three sons—appear in the photo on the back of their labels. Additionally, Terre del Marchesato is a self-sustaining farm: they collect their own eggs, grow their own vegetables, cure their own meats…charming to the core.