Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2023

Sassicaia is one of Italy’s benchmark wines and the only estate wine to have its own appellation, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc are grown across Tenuta San Guido’s hillside vineyards at approximately 100–360 metres elevation, on complex soils rich in limestone, marl, clay, stones and gravel.

The 2023 is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc. A challenging season of cold weather, heavy rainfall and mildew pressure reduced yields substantially, but rigorous selection produced a wine of remarkable freshness and precision. The wine saw extended maceration followed by roughly 26 months in French barriques, beginning in used oak before moving into a combination of new and previously used barrels.

Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep, youthful ruby red.
Nose: Blackcurrant, plum and dark berries with sage, rosemary, violet, rose petal, graphite and cedar.
Palate: Concentrated yet remarkably lifted, with crunchy dark fruit, fine chalky tannins, bright acidity and pronounced mineral tension.
Finish: Exceptionally long and precise, with lingering cassis, herbs, spice, crushed stone and saline freshness.