SASSICAIA - Tenuta San Guido 2014
Tenuta San Guido is much better known by the name of its most famous wine: Sassicaia . The estate is located in the Tuscany region of Maremma , Italy , and has its own single-estate DOC designation (Bolgheri Sassicaia) applied to its flagship wine. Sassicaia , one of the original Super Tuscan wines, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. The grapes used to produce Sassicaia are picked just before reaching full maturity, which contributes to finesse and fragrance as well as a lower alcohol level. After two weeks of fermentation in stainless steel vats, the wine is aged for between 20 and 25 months in French oak barrels, and a small part in American oak barrels.
Tenuta San Guido also makes Guidalberto and Le Difese using declassified fruit from Sassicaia and other estate vineyards; these two wines are classified IGT Toscana. In collaboration with the Santadi Co-op, the estate also owns Agricola Punica in Sardinia.
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese