Sassicaia
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, wild boar ragu with pappardelle, aged Pecorino cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2015 Sassicaia is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from estate vineyards in the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC characterized by stony, limestone-rich soils and a maritime climate. The 2015 growing season in Bolgheri was marked by a warm, dry summer with timely late-August rains, allowing for optimal phenolic ripeness. The wine was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with maceration lasting approximately 12 to 15 days. It was aged for 24 months in French oak barriques (one-third new) and refined in the bottle prior to release.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon (85%), Cabernet Franc (15%)