Sassicaia 2023 - Tenuta San Guido

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Bolgheri Sassicaia - Tenuta San Guido

100/100 James Suckling: legendary vintage

Cellaring potential: 2027–2060

"Very few vintages of this legendary Tuscan wine offer the immediate pleasure, richness, and complexity found in the Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2023. Tasted both before and after its bottling in January 2026, the wine reveals itself to be surprisingly open and generous in its youth—a rare trait for Sassicaia, which is known for being impenetrable at this stage. The 2023 vintage was marked by a cold winter and above-average rainfall, followed by a severe mildew outbreak that damaged the foliage; this necessitated drastic fruit selection and resulted in a 20% reduction in yields. Only estates willing to make these sacrifices succeeded, and the best wines rank among the most captivating and distinctive of recent years." Monica Larner

- First vintage : 1968

- Blend of grapes : 85 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 % Cabernet Franc

- Analytical data: Alcohol content: 14.00%; PH: 3.46; Total acidity: 5.85; Residual sugar content: 0.20 g/l

- Type of soils: The soils are entirely located within the territorial delimitation of the D.O.C. Sassicaia. They have different and composite morphological characteristics, characterized by a strong presence of calcareous zones rich in galestro, as well as pebbles and stones ("Sassicaia" in local dialect means soil with a lot of stones) and also partially clay. The vineyards are located at an altitude of between 100 and 400 meters above sea level and are oriented West/Southwest.

- Training system: Spurred cordon

- Planting density: Between 3,600 plants/ha and 5,550 plants/ha for the oldest plants and 6,200 plants/ha for the youngest.w

A wine produced mainly from Cabernet The use of Cabernet Sauvignon represents a fundamental change in the Tuscan and Piedmontese tradition of Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, respectively. The innovative decision to plant this grape variety at the Tenuta San Guido was partly due to the similarity that Mario Incisa had found between the Tuscan and Graves terrain in Bordeaux.

Each year, a few cases were stored for aging in the cellar of Castiglioncello di Bolgheri. The Marquisians soon realized that by aging the wine, it improved considerably.