Sassicaia
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2026 - 2050
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted lamb with rosemary, wild boar ragu, grilled ribeye steak
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 2019 Sassicaia is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, classified under the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. The grapes were harvested from vineyards situated on stony, limestone-rich soils with clay and gravel at elevations between 100 and 300 meters. The 2019 vintage in Bolgheri was characterized by a cool spring followed by a warm, dry summer with timely precipitation, resulting in steady ripening and balanced acidity. The wine underwent fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and was subsequently aged for 24 months in French oak barriques, of which approximately one-third were new, followed by period of bottle aging prior to release.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Situated in the coastal Bolgheri region of Tuscany, Italy, Tenuta San Guido was established by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who revolutionized the Italian wine landscape in the 1940s by planting French grape varieties on the estate's gravelly soils. Driven by a desire to create a noble, Bordeaux-style red wine, the estate pioneered the "Super Tuscan" movement, utilizing French oak barriques for aging to craft wines of exceptional structure and longevity. The estate is internationally legendary for its flagship wine, Sassicaia—a masterful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc that earned its own unique single-estate appellation, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. Alongside this icon, Tenuta San Guido produces Guidalberto, an elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, maintaining an unwavering commitment to elegance, complexity, and terroir-driven expression.