Sassicaia
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2052
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar ragu
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2016 Sassicaia is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from estate vineyards in the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. The terroir is characterized by stony, limestone-rich soils with clay and gravel, situated close to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The 2016 growing season in Bolgheri was highly favorable, marked by a dry summer with cool night temperatures that preserved acidity and allowed for slow, optimal phenolic ripening. The wine was aged for 24 months in French oak barriques before bottling.
🍾 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%)