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🏅 RATINGS & AWARDS: 100pts The Wine Independent, 99pts Wine Enthusiast
⭐️ Sassicaia was born from a daring experiment in the 1940s when Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta set out to create a wine in the classic Bordeaux style on his estate in Bolgheri (Tuscany). What began as an ambitious endeavor soon became a legendary phenomenon, etching Sassicaia’s name in history as one of Tuscany’s most iconic wines and one of the finest Italian wines ever made.
GRAPES VARIETIES: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
⭐️ Sassicaia was born from a daring experiment in the 1940s when Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta set out to create a wine in the classic Bordeaux style on his estate in Bolgheri (Tuscany). What began as an ambitious endeavor soon became a legendary phenomenon, etching Sassicaia’s name in history as one of Tuscany’s most iconic wines and one of the finest Italian wines ever made.
GRAPES VARIETIES: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
TASTING NOTES: Intense, concentrated and deep ruby-colored, this wine offers elegant, complex aromas of red fruit. In the mouth it is rich and dense, yet harmonious, with sweet, balanced tannins. The wine has a long finish with a depth and structure that ensure its extraordinary longevity.
FOOD PAIRINGS: Red Meat | BBQ | Cold Cuts | Bun Bo Nam Bo
BRAND NAME: Sassicaia
Iconic producer well known for the Super Tuscan wines and the first, and so far only case in Italy of a DOC contained in one estate, Bolgheri Sassicaia. First vintage 1968.
