THE THOROUGHBREDS OF BOLGHERI

Cypress trees take a minimum of 30 years to mature, but the Boulevard of Cypresses (Viale dei Cipressi) contains two rows of over 2,500 dense trees that are centuries old. As immortalised by the poet Giosuè Carducci, “The cypress trees stand straight and true from Bolgheri to San Guido in double rows, like giants at a race running to meet and gaze once more on me" – an enduring symbol of the region and especially of San Guido, where Sassicaia wine was born.

For Priscilla Incisa della Rochetta, these trees – which were planted by her ancestor Guidalberto della Gherardesca – are more than just an Instagram moment. They are interwoven into a fabric of family, legacy and philosophy