Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 2017

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.

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 production of the Sassicaia Bolgheri DOC wine.
The intuition of growing this kind of vine variety was not accidental and must be given to Mario Incisa della Rocchetta: it was a young student and he decided to make a quality wine like the Bordeaux, but in the Tuscany region.
Analyzing the terroir he noticed that there was some resemblance and so he started a little production. At the beginning the wine was drunk only into the estate. It was placed on the market approximately in the 1968 and it will soon decree the success of Tenuta San Guido.