THE PRODUCER
One of the first Italian red wines made in the image of fine red Bordeaux,
Sassicaia was founded by Marchese Mario Incisa della Roccheta in the 1940s.
Having just relocated to the Tenuta San Guido estate on the Tuscan coast, he was
experimenting with French grape varieties, and eventually found that Cabernet
Sauvignon had what he was looking for. From 1948 to 1967, the wines produced was
only consumed privately by Mario’s guests at Tenuta San Guido.

The first commercial release of Sassicaia, as we know it today, was 1968, and in
1978 the 1972 vintage competed in an international blind tasting Cabernet
contest organized by Decanter Magazine, and won miles ahead of the other
contestants. By this time Sassicaia was on the shopping list of every serious
wine collector globally, and here it has remained to this day, arguably being
Italy’s most famous export good. In 1994, Sassicaia was granted its own DOC as
an official subzone of Bolgheri (“Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC”) and is still today
the only single estate in all of Italy to enjoy this privilege.

THE WINE
Sassicaia is a Cabernet Sauvignon led Bordeaux blend with fruit derived from a
90-hectare plot of gravelly soils with varying exposure and exact soil
compositions. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel and concrete vats and
is followed by ageing in small French oak barrels for up to 24 months. Sassicaia
is a wine of intense black fruit complexity with cedar and cigar box notes,
incredible power, balance, and length, and is sought after by collectors,
connoisseurs, and sommeliers the world over.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2015Country:ItalyRegion:Tuscany
Sub region:Bolgheri
Grape:85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Cabernet FrancStyle:Bold and Structured
Sweetness:DryABV:14%Drinking window:2018 - 2045Size:750mlFood match:Beef and
Venison

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.