Sassicaia
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted wild boar, grilled beef ribeye, and aged hard cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sassicaia is a historic red wine from the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC in Tuscany, Italy. It is typically composed of approximately 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. The grapes are grown on stony, limestone- and clay-rich soils influenced by a maritime climate. Vinification involves temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, followed by aging for approximately 24 months in French oak barriques and additional refinement in the bottle before 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, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot