Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 2017

Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 2017

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  • Region

    Toscana

  • Title

    D.O.C. Bolgheri Sassicaia

  • Kind of wine

    Red wine doc

  • Wine variety

    85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc

  • Year

    2017

  • Fermentation

    Under controlled atmosphere

  • District of production

    Bolgheri (LI)

  • Refinement

    24 months in barriques

  • Alcoholic proof

    14%

  • Allergens

    Sulphites


Description

The Bolgheri Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido is a prestigious Tuscany wine born from the great combination of Cabernet Sauvignon (85%) and Cabernet Franc (15%). The Sassicaia wine was born created thanks to the intuition of Mario Incisa della Rocchetta: when it was young, he dreamed of producing in Tuscany a wine that could compete with the great French red wines.

On view, it shows an intense ruby red color; into the glass it gets off a complex floral and fruity bouquet with hints of wild herbs, berries, blackcurrants, cranberry and roasted almonds.

In mouth it is wide, warm and round, with a good texture and long tannins on the final.

It is excellent in drunk in combination with roasted red meat, the classical Florentine steak, lamb, wild goat cheese and medium seasoning cheeses.


Tenuta San Guido

The Tenuta San Guido is located in the Maremma region, with about 13 kilometres of vineyards placed  on the coast between Livorno and Grosseto. This estate is famous in particular for the Sassicaia wine. La Tenuta San Guido is the unique estate in Italy that have 75 hectares of vineyards cultivated for the...