Est. 1996 
4 wines 
Walk-ins welcome 
Wine area
Bolgheri and the Tyrrhenian Coast
The cypress-lined coast between Castagneto Carducci and Suvereto where Italy first bottled Bordeaux blends.
Ca Marcanda
Ca' Marcanda is Angelo Gaja's estate at Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast. He planted it in 1996 to give his Piedmont house a foothold in Italian Cabernet country. The name is Piedmontese dialect for the house of negotiation, a nod to how hard the land deal was to close. The vines cover about 100 hectares, roughly 140 football pitches, above the village of Castagneto Carducci. Four wines anchor the range, led by Bordeaux grape varieties. Promis, Magari and the flagship Camarcanda are the reds, and Vistamare the white.
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Tuscany
- Est. 1996
- 4 wines
- Walk-ins welcome
Wines from Ca Marcanda
About Ca Marcanda
Ca' Marcanda is the Tuscan arm of the Gaja family. Angelo Gaja was already the best-known Italian winemaker, through the family's Barbaresco estate in Piedmont. In 1996 he bought land at Bolgheri after a long negotiation with its owners. The name Ca'marcanda is Piedmontese dialect for the house of negotiation. It stuck as a wry nod to how hard the deal was to close.
The estate sits in the Alta Maremma, above Castagneto Carducci, the village that gives Bolgheri DOC its identity. About 100 hectares of vines cover it. The plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah and Vermentino. That mirrors the Bordeaux-leaning pattern of the Bolgheri zone, home to neighbours such as Sassicaia and Ornellaia. Work on a dedicated cellar began in 1998. The low winery building sits half-buried in the land, designed to disappear into the coastal scrub.
The range comes in four steps. Promis is the entry red, a blend of Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese under Toscana IGT, made to drink young. Magari is the mid-tier red: Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc and Merlot, under Bolgheri DOC. Camarcanda is the flagship, a Cabernet-driven Bolgheri DOC that built the estate's reputation with critics. Vistamare is the white, from Vermentino, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc.
Ca' Marcanda is one of three Gaja family wineries, with Barbaresco in Piedmont and Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino. Each runs as its own estate. All share one family ownership and one winemaking team, led by the founder's children Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni Gaja.
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Winery
Ca Marcanda
Castagneto Carducci, Livorno · Bolgheri and the Tyrrhenian Coast
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Experiences at Ca Marcanda
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Group tours that travel the Tuscany countrysideThese tours stop at other producers in the area. None of them includes a visit to Ca Marcanda.
Tuscany Day Trip from Florence: Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa and Lunch at a Winery
12 hours
From €85.50 per person
SMALL-GROUP Wine Safaris: Tuscany Wine Tasting Tour from Florence
9 hours
From €130 per person
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Winner 2026 Florence Sunset Food & Wine Tour by Eating Europe
3 hours 30 minutes
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What Ca Marcanda makes
Ca Marcanda's current bottle selection is led by Bolgheri DOC. The clearest grape signal comes from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The Gaja family. Angelo Gaja bought the land in 1996. His children Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni Gaja run it today, alongside the family wineries in Barbaresco in Piedmont and Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino.
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