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Red dry
One of the most anticipated Tuscan wine releases of the year – Sassicaia 2023. This Super Tuscan wine is made from the classic Bordeaux grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
The bouquet reveals ripe red fruits and berries, aromatic herbs, and notes of toasted almonds. On the palate, the wine shows generous fruit concentration, while subtle spice nuances and a well-defined structure add depth – qualities that have made Sassicaia highly regarded by wine professionals. The finish is long, evolving into dried fruit notes.
The wine stands out for its concentration, structure, and extended ageing process. After fermentation, it was aged for 25 months in small French oak barrels (40% new), followed by additional bottle ageing.
The wine will reach our warehouse in the 2nd part of July.
Serve at 16-18 °C with aged beef steaks, venison stews and hard aged cheeses.
Very few vintages of this legendary Tuscan wine deliver the immediate joy, richness and complexity found in the Tenuta San Guido 2023 Bolgheri Sassicaia. Tasted both before and after its January 2026 bottling, this is a wine that feels uncannily open and generous in its youth, a rare trait for Sassicaia, which is famously inscrutable at this stage. The 2023 vintage was marked by a cold winter and above-average rainfall followed by a severe outbreak of downy mildew that damaged leaves, forcing brutal fruit selection and resulting in a 20% reduction in yields. Only the estates willing to make these sacrifices succeeded, and the best wines rank among the most compelling and elusive of recent years. The blend includes 13% to 14% Cabernet Franc alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, with the Franc playing a decisive phenolic role that reinforces elegance, linearity and brightness. Aromas unfold with wild sage, rosemary and dark fruit before moving into crushed stone minerality, rose petal and a finely spiced spectrum of pink peppercorn, nutmeg, anise, cardamom, bergamot and blood orange, joined by a delicate note of mentuccia romana, sweeter and gentler than classic mint. The palate shows beautiful softness framed by chalky tannins and mineral tension. Its acidity shines bright and guarantees long cellar aging potential. The wine remains fluid and flexible in the glass as different facets of the bouquet emerge. Like the legendary 1985, 2023 was a difficult and stressful vintage shaped by a cold winter, yet it stands as proof that great pressure can indeed give birth to diamonds.
Tenuta San Guido – the birthplace of Bolgheri and the “Super Tuscan” movement
Tenuta San Guido is one of the most important and influential wine estates in Italy, located in the Bolgheri region of Tuscany, along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. The name of the estate is inseparable from Sassicaia – a wine that not only changed the direction of Italian winemaking but also laid the foundations for the entire “Super Tuscan” concept.
The estate was founded in the mid-20th century by Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, a visionary who was the first in Tuscany to believe that Bordeaux grape varieties – especially Cabernet Sauvignon – could express a distinctive and noble character in this terroir. Inspired by the Médoc, he began experimenting with Bordeaux varieties as early as the 1940s, despite the restrictive DOC regulations of the time.
A historic turning point: the birth of Sassicaia
The first commercial release of Sassicaia appeared in 1968, and its international success marked a turning point for the entire Italian wine system. It was a wine of the highest class, deliberately produced outside any existing appellation, yet equal to – and often surpassing – the most prestigious Bordeaux wines in quality.
The success of Sassicaia ultimately led to an unprecedented development:
in 2013, a separate Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC was established – the only appellation in Italy dedicated to a single producer and a single wine. This represents the highest level of recognition not only for the wine itself, but also for the uniqueness of its terroir.
Terroir and vineyards
Tenuta San Guido’s estate covers more than 2,500 hectares, yet only a deliberately limited portion – around 75–100 hectares – is dedicated to vineyards, all located within the Bolgheri zone.
Key terroir elements include:
Viticulture is focused on sustainability, precise yield control, and long-term soil health.
Winemaking philosophy and style
The style of Tenuta San Guido is built on principles of structure, longevity, and restrained elegance. Wine here is never made for immediate impact – it is made for time.
The wines of Tenuta San Guido
Sassicaia – Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC
Guidalberto – Toscana IGT
Le Difese – Toscana IGT
Significance for Italian winemaking
Tenuta San Guido is not merely a winery – it is a historical phenomenon that reshaped how Italian wine is perceived worldwide. Sassicaia proved that terroir and a winemaker’s vision can be more important than regulations, and it established Bolgheri as one of Europe’s most prestigious red wine regions.
It is an estate whose wines speak quietly, yet with authority – about time, place, and true elegance.
