Sassicaia
⏳ Drinking Window
2028 - 2052
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar ragu
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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%)