The Most Coveted Super Tuscans of 2026

The Super Tuscan story is one of the more remarkable inventions in modern wine history. Born in the 1970s as rebellious expressions from producers who refused to accept the limits of Tuscany's restrictive DOC regulations, the wines that became Sassicaia, Tignanello, Solaia, Ornellaia, and Masseto helped redraw the map of serious Italian wine. Five decades on, the Super Tuscan category anchors the Italian section of nearly every serious cellar in the world, and the most-coveted bottlings continue to draw the kind of collector attention that defines the top of the global fine-wine conversation.

This is our editorial read on the Super Tuscans actually drawing serious collector attention in 2026 — what each contributes, where each sits in the broader Tuscan landscape, and what's putting each at the top of the year's serious-cellar conversations.

The category, in context

The original Super Tuscans broke from Italy's DOC system because the rules of the time required wines from the Chianti and Brunello regions to use specific grape varieties (predominantly Sangiovese) and to follow defined production methods. Producers like Mario Incisa della Rocchetta at Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia, first commercial vintage 1968) and the Antinori family at Tignanello (1971) wanted to make Bordeaux-style blends — Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot — and were forced to label these wines under the lower "Vino da Tavola" (table wine) classification.

The wines themselves were extraordinary. Sassicaia 1985 in particular drew international critical attention that essentially forced the Italian wine establishment to recognise the category. The 1992 establishment of the IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) classification gave the Super Tuscans a formal home; Sassicaia eventually got its own DOC in 1994 (Bolgheri Sassicaia, the only single-estate DOC in Italy).

Masseto by Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Masseto is the 100% Merlot Super Tuscan made from a single hilltop vineyard in Bolgheri, planted on clay-rich soils that produce wines with the same plush, age-worthy character that defines Right Bank Bordeaux's Pétrus and Le Pin. The wine is widely treated as Italy's answer to Pétrus; release prices currently clear $800+ a bottle, with mature vintages from the 2000s and 2010s running well above $1,500 on the secondary market.

The 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2018 vintages have all drawn very strong critical scores from the major publications. The maturing 2010 vintage is now arriving at peak drinking and continues to firm in the secondary market.

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera Toscana IGT

Gianfranco Soldera's Case Basse is the most-coveted Sangiovese-based Tuscan wine outside the formal Brunello classification. Soldera (who passed away in 2019) was famously demanding about every aspect of the wine's production; the small production volumes, rigorous biodynamic vineyard work, and extended barrel ageing produced wines of extraordinary depth and ageability. Mature Soldera bottlings from the great vintages clear several thousand dollars a bottle at major auctions; the wines are genuinely difficult to source on the open market.

Tenuta San Guido and Sassicaia Bolgheri DOC 2017

Sassicaia is the original Super Tuscan, founded by Mario Incisa della Rocchetta in 1944 and produced commercially from 1968 onward. The wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc blend with the structure and ageability that has made it the structural reference for Italian Bordeaux-style wines. Mature Sassicaia from the great vintages (1985, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2015, 2016) trades $400–$2,000 a bottle on the secondary market; the legendary 1985 has cleared substantially higher at major auctions.

The 2017 vintage was made under challenging conditions — extreme summer heat and lower-than-average yields — but produced wines of remarkable concentration. The bottle has drawn strong critical scores and continues to firm in the secondary market.

Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Biondi-Santi isn't strictly a Super Tuscan (the wines are Brunello di Montalcino DOCG rather than IGT), but the producer's structural position in serious Italian wine collecting puts it firmly in the Super Tuscan conversation. The Riserva bottlings — particularly the great vintages of 1955, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2010, 2015 — are among the most-coveted Italian wines in the world. Mature library releases trade $500–$3,000 a bottle on the secondary market; the great 1955 has cleared substantially more at major auctions.

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Soldera's Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (under the formal DOCG classification before his withdrawal from the consorzio in 2013) is the most-coveted modern Brunello. Production volumes are tiny; the wines age 30+ years comfortably; mature bottles from the 1980s and 1990s vintages clear five figures at major auctions. The 2008 and 2010 vintages are particularly sought after.

Tignanello Toscana IGT 2010

Tignanello, the Antinori family's first Super Tuscan (released 1971), remains one of the most-recognised wines from the category. The Sangiovese-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc blend has built a deep international collector following over five decades. The 2010 vintage in particular has drawn very strong critical scores and represents one of the more compelling secondary-market positions in serious Tuscan wine.

The other Super Tuscans worth knowing

Solaia (Antinori) — the Cabernet Sauvignon-Sangiovese blend that sits alongside Tignanello at the top of the Antinori portfolio. Mature vintages trade $300–$800 a bottle.

Ornellaia (Tenuta dell'Ornellaia) — the Bordeaux-style blend that sits alongside Masseto at the top of the Ornellaia portfolio. Mature vintages trade $200–$600 a bottle.

Le Macchiole — the Bolgheri producer behind Messorio (100% Merlot) and Paleo Rosso (100% Cabernet Franc). The wines have built credible secondary-market positions over the past two decades.

Tua Rita — the Bolgheri producer behind Redigaffi (100% Merlot, drawing comparisons to Masseto for its plush, ageworthy character). Production volumes are small; the wines clear strongly at major auctions.

Galatrona (Petrolo) — the Tuscan Merlot from upper Valdarno producing wines that have drawn comparisons to the Right Bank Bordeaux references over the past two decades.

How to think about Super Tuscans in a serious cellar

The Super Tuscan position in a serious cellar typically anchors around Sassicaia and Masseto as the structural references, with depth in two or three additional named producers (Solaia, Ornellaia, Tignanello, Tua Rita, Le Macchiole). The category sits comfortably alongside the Right Bank Bordeaux position (the wines share a Cabernet- and Merlot-led structural register) and provides Italian depth that the Brunello and Barolo positions don't fully cover.

The strong recent vintages — 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 — define the modern Super Tuscan conversation. The 2010 vintage in particular continues to firm as it enters its drink window. The category has built genuine secondary-market depth and remains one of the more rewarding corners of serious Italian wine collecting.

The honest framing

The Super Tuscans above are the references — the producers and bottlings that anchor serious cellars in the Italian section and that draw the most attention from the trade. None is currently undiscovered; all carry the kind of pricing the canonical Italian references have always carried; the secondary-market trajectories are well-documented.

The cellar built around these wines isn't built around any specific year's most-coveted list. It's built around the structural strengths of each producer's track record across decades, the quality of the underlying terroir and winemaking, and the genuine drinking pleasure each delivers when opened. The Super Tuscan category continues to reward serious collectors who back it with the same patience they bring to the Bordeaux and Burgundy sections of their cellars.