Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia

Vintage: 2020
Description: Sassicaia needs no introduction in the world of Super Tuscans and Cabernet Sauvignon based wines. The 1968 vintage saw the debut of Sassicaia, a courageous wine that at the time, broke away from the standard way of making Tuscan Wine. The wine is named after the stony soil which it comes from, and, by its nature, is destined to go far. Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia 2020 was aged for 25 months in 50% new French oak. "Frosts damaged the the earlier-developing Cabernet Franc in late March, leading to reduced production but superb quality fruit. Spring was mild and summer was generally warm, but a rapid acceleration of maturation in late summer forced the team to begin picking in the first week of September to avoid any overripeness. A traditional 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc blend, its blackcurranty, dusty, leafy
Price: $ 269.00
Price in original currency: None

Available from VinoNueva Fine & Rare Wines


First added to 1000 Corks on June 30, 2023.