Guidalberto
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2033
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted beef or lamb, pasta with wild boar ragù, and medium-aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Guidalberto is a red wine produced by Tenuta San Guido in the Bolgheri region of Tuscany, Italy. Introduced with the 2000 vintage, it is typically composed of a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The grapes are harvested from vineyards characterized by clay-limestone soils and stony components. The vinification process involves temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, followed by aging for approximately 15 months in French and American oak barriques, and an additional period of bottle aging prior to release. It is crafted to offer a more immediate expression of the estate's terroir compared to its flagship counterpart.
🍾 About the Producer
Tenuta San Guido is a legendary wine estate situated along the Etruscan Coast in the Bolgheri sub-region of Tuscany, Italy. The estate's modern viticultural legacy began in the 1940s when Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc on the gravelly soils of Castiglioncello, pioneering a Bordeaux-inspired revolution in Italian winemaking. Officially debuting commercially with the 1968 vintage, the estate created Sassicaia, the seminal 'Super Tuscan' that would eventually earn its own dedicated appellation, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. Managed with an enduring commitment to aristocratic elegance, restraint, and longevity, Tenuta San Guido crafts wines of extraordinary balance and finesse, highlighted by its world-renowned flagship Sassicaia and the acclaimed cuvée Guidalberto.