San Guido estate
Tenuta San Guido is located in Maremma (Tuscany) near the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy. The company is famous all over the world for their flagship wine "Sassicaia".
Sassicaia means "stony land" in the Tuscan dialect. The production of Sassicaia began as early as 1948, and until the mid-60s it was consumed only on the estate. All the grapes used for this wine came from a vineyard near Castiglioncello.
In 1965, the late Marchèse Mario Incisa della Rochetta planted two new vineyards with Cabernet Sauvigon and Cabernet Franc near the original vineyard. This was the beginning of the "new" Sassicaia and the first release in 1968 was already well received. However, the wine became world famous in 1978 when a blind tasting contest was organized by Decanter magazine and a bottle of Sassicaia won over many famous Cabernet Sauvignon producers from around the world.
Since Sassicaia was the first Italian wine to experiment with the Bordeaux style, it can be considered the first “Super Tuscan”. For this reason the wine has been classified only as Vino da Tavola, but since 2013 it has become the only wine of a single estate in Italy that has received its own DOC (Bolgheri Sassicaia).
The vinification of Sassicaia takes place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature for about two weeks. The wine is then aged in 25% new oak barrels from France for 24 months. The production of Sassicaia is around 180.000 bottles per year. There is also a second wine produced “Guidalberto” (cabernet sauvignon & merlot), which was launched in 2000 and recently “La Diffese” was introduced. “La Diffese” has some Sangiovese in the blend and is partially aged in American oak. In addition, the company also produces, in association with Jacopo Poli a Grappa "From Vinacce Di Sassicaia".
The winery has many famous fans. For example, Jay-Z and Beyonce have visited the cellar and rumor has it that they always want to have two bottles in their dressing room. David and Victoria Beckham also celebrated their wedding anniversary with a case of Sassicaia and Rihanna was seen leaving a restaurant with a bottle of Sassicaia in hand.
The great vintages of Sassicaia are: 1985 (considered a legend!), 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2001, and in general all the wines from the 2006 vintage onwards.
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