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TENUTA SAN GUIDO, SASSICAIA, 2001

BOLGHERI

“With a wonderful nose, you feel the older Cabernet coming through on this now, merging together with warming spice. A slow teasing buildup of tannic power over the palate, where the flavours begin softly, then tighten. Some animal leathery notes, certainly, but fresh clean leather not Brett, this is a powerful wine, full of hedonism and optimism. The fruit is rich wild strawberries and raspberry coulis, exotic, cinnamon spicing, but not overblown because a grip of salinity comes in on the finish.” - Decanter 99/100

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION Bolgheri
GRAPE VARIETIES 85% of cabernet sauvignon, 15% of cabernet franc
AROMAS

Raspberry, cherry, smoke, minerals, woody
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Game, stew
WINEMAKING

Wines are softly pressed then fermented in stainless steel. The fermentation is done in controlled temperature around 30 to 31°C without adding any external yeast. Wine ages in French oak barrels for a 24-month period.

BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL

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462,00 € T.T.C.
462,00 € T.T.C.
Tax included.

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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE  Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 90 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION -
HARVEST Manual
SOIL Gravel soil
History and anecdotes
The Tenuta San Guido located in Tuscany was founded in the forties by the Marquis Incisa della Rochetta whose ambition was to produce a great wine equal to the great wines of Bordeaux. That is how the legendary Sassicaia wine was created through the “super tuscans” movement.The name of Sassicaia wine is a reflection of the Tenuta San Guido soil as it means “ground sprinkled with stones”.
TENUTA SAN GUIDO

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION Bolgheri
GRAPE VARIETIES 85% of cabernet sauvignon, 15% of cabernet franc
AROMAS

Raspberry, cherry, smoke, minerals, woody
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Game, stew
WINEMAKING

Wines are softly pressed then fermented in stainless steel. The fermentation is done in controlled temperature around 30 to 31°C without adding any external yeast. Wine ages in French oak barrels for a 24-month period.

BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL