SASSICAIA - Tenuta San Guido 2002
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 .
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc