Tenuta San Guido - Bolgheri DOC - Sassicaia - Red - 2020

Wine:

The 2020 Red Bolgheri Sassicaia marks a new achievement in an opulent, sumptuous style that will delight fans of rich, noble wines. A precise reflection of coastal Tuscany, this wine captures the region’s magnificent light, channeling it into a powerful energy with warm notes of dark fruit and spices, beautifully balanced by freshness, deep structure, and finely woven, silky tannins. True to Sassicaia’s hallmark style, this 2020 vintage brings finesse and intensity with confidence, destined to become legendary. Still young, it will reward a few more years of patience for its full potential to unfold. One of the most approachable vintages in its youth, it promises an exceptional aging capacity. Rated 96/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Delicate destemming to protect the berries and then delicate pressing. Vinification in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Aged in French and American oak barrels for 20 to 25 months.

Color:

Intense ruby red, brilliant.

Nose:

Intensely perfumed with beautiful aromas of red fruits, black cherries, underlined by fine spicy notes and a slight vegetal touch. A complex aromatic profile on this wonderful nectar.

Palate:

Rich and yet incredibly delicate, this densely textured wine has a powerful palate, balanced by its innate freshness expressing the perfect maturity of the Cabernets. A wine that promises to have the highest potential.

Temperature:

Serve at 16 to 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Tournedos Rossini, sautéed beef with black pepper, roasted lamb shoulder with wild thyme.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2050 and more for enthusiasts

A cornerstone of the "Super Tuscan" movement, Tenuta San Guido is better known by the name of one of its cuvées, Sassicaia, which has forever changed the narrative of Italian wines. Ranking alongside Ornellaia, Solaia, and Ca'Marcanda, it now sits at the pinnacle of the global wine hierarchy.

The estate's owner, Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta, a passionate Bordeaux lover, achieved the unthinkable in the early 1970s: he proved to the world that he could match the greatest Médocs. The first vintage to hit the market, 1968, thus began a lineage of dazzling cuvées dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, diverging from the prevailing wine styles of the time; and thus, a legend was born!