Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido

Sassicaia is a red wine by Tenuta San Guido from Tuscany, Italy, sold under the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC denomination. It is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and bottled at 14% alcohol.

Category

Red Wines

Winery

Tenuta San Guido

Region

Tuscany

Denomination

Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC

Alcohol

14%

Grape varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon 85% and Cabernet Franc 15%

Vineyard

Calcareous soils rich of galestro and partially clayey, altitude between 100 and 300 meters, exposure to West/South-West

Vinification

Pressing of the grapes, alcoholic fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature, maceration for 9-12 days in steel, malolactic fermentation

Aging

24 months in French oak barriques

Formats

75 cl bottle, 150 cl Magnum

Notes

Contains sulfites