Sassicaia
⏳ wine.drinking_window
2026 - 2045
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar ragu
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 2020 Sassicaia is a Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC red wine composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. The grapes are sourced from vineyards situated at elevations ranging from 100 to 300 meters above sea level, characterized by limestone-rich soils with abundant clay and gravel. The 2020 growing season in Bolgheri experienced a mild winter, a warm spring, and a hot summer mitigated by timely August rains, preserving acidity and aromatic freshness. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with maceration lasting approximately 11 to 15 days. The wine was aged for 24 months in French oak barriques (one-third new) before bottling and subsequent cellar refinement.
🍾 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.