Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia Bolgheri 2022 Red Wine

100/100 Score – A Legendary Vintage

We proudly present the Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2022, a wine that has already soared to the top with a perfect 100/100 score from The Wine Advocate. This red wine embodies the very essence of Sassicaia, offering impeccable balance, outstanding freshness, and timeless elegance. It is the result of winemaking artistry that respects the unique profile of this prestigious Tuscan blend.

A Bouquet of Sensations

Composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Sassicaia stands out for its extraordinarily complex and layered aromatic profile. On the nose, delicate notes of aromatic herbs and sweet spices, such as cinnamon and cloves, blend harmoniously with a rich red fruit character. Dominant scents of redcurrant, blueberry, pomegranate, and Rainier cherry are enhanced by an intriguing hint of old rose that emerges over time.

Elegance, Freshness, and Longevity

On the palate, the wine presents a pleasing body and remarkable liveliness, thanks to a refreshing acidity that enhances its natural energy. The skillfully managed tannins offer a firm yet velvety grip, adding volume and persistence to a sip that leaves a lasting impression. This is a wine that promises a long and glorious aging potential, but is already a joy to taste, capable of providing unforgettable emotions.

There is no trace of over-ripeness, only the purest and most vibrant expression of its terroir. An unmissable vintage that combines the mastery of Tenuta San Guido with the magnificence of an exceptional year.

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TENUTA SAN GUIDO

Tenuta San Guido is named after the Saint Guido della Gherardesca who lived during the XI century. It is located on the Tyrrhenian coast, between Leghorn and Grosseto, in Maremma an area made famous by Italian Nobel prize winner Giosuè Carducci, and it stretches for 13 km from the sea to the hills.

Three are its defining characteristics: the Sassicaia wine, the Razza Dormello-Olgiata thoroughbred studfarm and the Bird Sanctuary Padule di Bolgheri. They divide the estate between the Padule on the coast, the horse's training grounds on the plain, and the vineyards planted up to 350 meters on the hills. The latter have been given their own DOC, the DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia, the first, and so far only case in Italy of a DOC contained in one estate.

SASSICAIA

In the 1920s the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta dreamt of creating a ‘thoroughbred’ wine and for him, as for all the aristocracy of the time, the ideal was Bordeaux. In the 1940s, having settled with his wife Clarice on the Tenuta San Guido on the Tyrrhenian coast, he experimented with several French grape varieties (whose cuttings he had recovered from the estate of the Dukes Salviati in Migliarino) and concluded that the Cabernet had "the bouquet I was looking for."

A wine made mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon was a fundamental change to the Tuscan and Piedmont tradition of Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, respectively. The innovative decision to plant this variety at Tenuta San Guido was partly due to the similarity Mario Incisa had noted between Tuscan terrain and that of Graves in Bordeaux. ‘Graves’, or ‘gravel’ in French refers to the rocky terrain which distinguishes the Bordeaux area; similarly, the gravely vineyard sites in Tuscany impart the same characteristics on Sassicaia, "stony ground", as its cherished French brother.

The Marchese's first vintages were not warmly received. Critics accustomed to light, local wines were not encouraging; it was not taken into consideration that wines made from the more complex Cabernet Sauvignon grape would need more time to mature and develop.

And thus from 1948 to 1967, Sassicaia remained a strictly private affair, only to be consumed at Tenuta San Guido. It was not until 1968 that Sassicaia was first commercially released – the welcome was worthy of a Bordeaux Premier Cru.

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