Sassicaia
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Typically best enjoyed between 10 and 30 years from the vintage.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted wild boar, grilled beef ribeye, and aged hard cheeses.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 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.