Sassicaia Bolgheri D.O.C. 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4359231
Area
Wine
Title
Sassicaia Bolgheri D.O.C.
Type
Rode wijn - Toscane
Chateau / Producer
Tenuta San Guido
Country
Italy
Region
Toscane
Grape variety
Cabernet Franc 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 85%
Harvest year
2002
Alcohol percentage
14
Content
150 cl
Type of packaging
Magnum [2x standard bottle]
Bottles produced
Details
The Sassicaia is one of Italy's most famous wines from Bolgheri , located on the coast of Tuscany. The founder is Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta . Parker 96/100 The Sassicaia offers a rich variety of flavors such as blackcurrant , blackberry , spicy aromas , vanilla , cedar. The flavor is intense creamy , with a background of ripe tannins . It is a rich , deep wine of remarkable class of black cherries , plums , grilled herbs, minerals and smoke . Lovers who can afford to wait will be treated to a sublime . Muscular , firm tannins , the base of the beautiful finish of this dark , implosive Sassicaia . Best time to drink : 2018-2038 . The wine is made from 85 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 % Cabernet Franc grapes . Selection of grapes for pressing is hardly necessary because there are very few vines per hectare . planted , which guarantees that the wine product is rich in sugars , tannins and flavor . After picking the grapes for fermentation in steel tanks going from 35 to 110 hl . Further maturation process takes place over a period of 24 months , the Sassicaia 33% new French oak barrels of 225 liters.