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“Le Difese” Toscana IGT 2020
Le Difese is one of the most beautiful price-quality wonders of Tuscany. Magnificent, sweetly perfumed fruit aromas in the opulent bouquet, just as generous and wide the long-lasting taste. SUPERIORE.DE
"A juicy and delicious red with aromas of blueberries, sliced mushrooms, currants, blackberry leaves, licorice and bergamot. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a creamy, round and fresh finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 30,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2028+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Guidalberto” Toscana IGT 2020
Since Guidalberto has been vinified from its own grapes, most of which also grow in the Sassicaia DOC monopoly position, San Guido's "second wine" has almost surpassed itself. Spicy, earthy bouquet with hints of tobacco, clove and lavender, dense and juicy on the palate with fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are well-dosed and the finish is complex with a majestic elegance that will become even more refined with years of bottle ageing. SUPERIORE.DE
"Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too." James Suckling
"The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super-attractive, mid-weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high-rent district." Vinous
"The 2020 Guidalberto is taut and tight with plenty of tart cherry and wild berry. The wine offers great freshness and tension with bay leaf, spice, wild cherry and pressed lavender buds. There is a hint of black olive too." Robert Parker
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,42 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,42
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2034+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Le Difese” Toscana IGT 2020 · MAGNUM
Le Difese is one of the most beautiful price-quality wonders of Tuscany. Magnificent, sweetly perfumed fruit aromas in the opulent bouquet, just as generous and wide the long-lasting taste. SUPERIORE.DE
"A juicy and delicious red with aromas of blueberries, sliced mushrooms, currants, blackberry leaves, licorice and bergamot. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a creamy, round and fresh finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 30,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2030+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Guidalberto” Toscana IGT 2020 · MAGNUM
Since Guidalberto has been vinified from its own grapes, most of which also grow in the Sassicaia DOC monopoly position, San Guido's "second wine" has almost surpassed itself. Spicy, earthy bouquet with hints of tobacco, clove and lavender, dense and juicy on the palate with fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are well-dosed and the finish is complex with a majestic elegance that will become even more refined with years of bottle ageing. SUPERIORE.DE
"Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too." James Suckling
"The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super-attractive, mid-weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high-rent district." Vinous
"The 2020 Guidalberto is taut and tight with plenty of tart cherry and wild berry. The wine offers great freshness and tension with bay leaf, spice, wild cherry and pressed lavender buds. There is a hint of black olive too." Robert Parker
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,42 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,42
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2036+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Guidalberto” Toscana IGT 2020 · MAGNUM in OWC
Since Guidalberto has been vinified from its own grapes, most of which also grow in the Sassicaia DOC monopoly position, San Guido's "second wine" has almost surpassed itself. Spicy, earthy bouquet with hints of tobacco, clove and lavender, dense and juicy on the palate with fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are well-dosed and the finish is complex with a majestic elegance that will become even more refined with years of bottle ageing. SUPERIORE.DE
"Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too." James Suckling
"The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super-attractive, mid-weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high-rent district." Vinous
"The 2020 Guidalberto is taut and tight with plenty of tart cherry and wild berry. The wine offers great freshness and tension with bay leaf, spice, wild cherry and pressed lavender buds. There is a hint of black olive too." Robert Parker
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,42 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,42
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2036+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Guidalberto” Toscana IGT 2020 · Double MAGNUM in OWC
Since Guidalberto has been vinified from its own grapes, most of which also grow in the Sassicaia DOC monopoly position, San Guido's "second wine" has almost surpassed itself. Spicy, earthy bouquet with hints of tobacco, clove and lavender, dense and juicy on the palate with fresh red and black berry fruit. The tannins are well-dosed and the finish is complex with a majestic elegance that will become even more refined with years of bottle ageing. SUPERIORE.DE
"Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too." James Suckling
"The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super-attractive, mid-weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high-rent district." Vinous
"The 2020 Guidalberto is taut and tight with plenty of tart cherry and wild berry. The wine offers great freshness and tension with bay leaf, spice, wild cherry and pressed lavender buds. There is a hint of black olive too." Robert Parker
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 15 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,42 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,42
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2038+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Sassicaia” Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC 2019
Sales start 01.09.2022 | Advance booking on request
Sassicaia 2019 is one of the most beautiful and balanced vintages of the last ten years. It combines the precision of the 2016 with the fullness of fruit of the 2015. Similar to the classic 2016 vintage, the 2019 vintage was influenced by the cooling sea breezes that blow through the Tuscan archipelago just off the coast of Bolgheri. The unique microclimate of Bolgheri is expressed with power, complexity and intensity.
A rich bouquet of dark stone fruit, with ethereal notes on the palate, stunning elegance and an almost uniquely beautiful texture and freshness. The tannin is masterfully worked, in the further course a potpourri of dark berry flavours and fine spices. The harmonious interplay of fruit, acidity and tannin is also impressive, and extends well into an unforgettable final. Sassicaia 2019 is a wine to collect and keep. SUPERIORE.DE
"The pioneer of this region, often primus inter pares with two or three others, leads the field again this year. The bouquet is noble and rich in finesse and so typical of Sassicaia that the saying of the old Mario Incisa della Rocchetta keeps coming to my mind, who created Sassicaia because he was enchanted by the scent of noble Bordeaux. Its fragrance is beguilingly floral, elegant and sublime with many facets. Since the vintage is similar to the 2016 in many respects, comparisons are inevitable. For me, this one is even more graceful, more expansive with the typical notes of cassis, earthy spice, forest floor and violets. Dense and finesse-rich in the mouth, with an incredibly silky texture and super length." Weinwisser
"Powerful, sparkling ruby. Intense and clear nose with lots of incisive fruit, redcurrant and mulberry, then fine notes of cedar needles and spicy cedar, light resinous notes in the background. Shows cool and polished on the attack, lots of juicy dark berry fruit, opens with grippy, dense tannin in many layers, builds for a long time, very powerful on the back end, rich pressure, very long finish, some tobacco and subtle mint notes on the final, a wine with a great and long future, pressure and elegance." Falstaff
"Rose petal, dried herbs, blood orange, mint, sweet pipe tobacco and cinnamon give the 2019 striking aromatic presence. The 2019 is a mid-weight, very classic feeling Sassicaia that is going to need a number of years to open. There's good fruit depth, but the tannins are not as polished as they usually are. That could be a result of lingering stress from frost that year or recent bottling. The 2019 shows beautifully with a few hours of aeration, so I am optimistic for the future. Let's see what happens." Vinous
"Supple and beautifully defined, with black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit augmented by tobacco, iron and thyme. Firmly structured, tightening up as this lingers with an aftertaste of dark fruit, graphite and spice. Shows a sense of elegance as well as power and intensity." Wine Spectator
"The bouquet is up front and very expressive from the get-go. It offers a generous display of crunchy, dark cherry that hints at the extra concentration and fruit weight obtained in the 2019 growing season. This vintage will be remembered for the crisp richness of the fruit and its important textural imprint. It also shows fine elegance, bordering on the ethereal, with berry aromas, tarry earth and brushes of balsam herb or grilled rosemary. Sassicaia always shows an almost-glossy finely knit quality to the polished mouthfeel, and I find it again here next to fresh acidity and firm tannins. Mouthfeel in 2019 is the wine's strongest suit. The 2019 is one of the prettiest and most balanced editions of Sassicaia we've seen this past decade, along with the back-to-back duo of 2016 and 2015. The 2019 marries the precision of the 2016 with the rich fruit weight of the 2015." Robert Parker
"Enticing aromas of blue flower, cassis, camphor and spice are front and center in this stunning red. The lithe, savory palate features black currant, red plum and star anise while tobacco notes linger on the long finish. Elegant, polished tannins and bright acidity keep it beautifully balanced and focused." Wine Enthusiast
"The purity of cabernet sauvignon fruit is exceptional here, with character and sensibility that’s reminiscent of some of the great Sassicaias from the 1980s, such as 1982 or 1988. But this is much more precise and clean. Aromas and flavors of currants and berries with cedar and earth. Sage and minty character, too. It’s full-bodied yet there’s so much polish and balance, together with structure, elegance, and refinement. Hard not to drink at this stage, yet give it time and respect. This will be a classic Sass and reminds me why I love this wine. Try after 2026." James Suckling
"Sassicaia 2019 spent 25 months in oak (one-third new). ‘We are going longer in oak in the past few years,’ said Carlo Paoli, managing director of Tenuta San Guido. Quite pale in the glass, the nose is extremely graceful and intense with a lavender note enhanced by restrained bramble fruits, fermented citrus peel, an intense violet aroma and graphite minerality in depth. The attack is soft and full, the flavor savoury and cedary through to the finish, with integrated velvety tannins and lifted acidity. A perfectly woven structure is bound with signature freshness and fruit vibrancy, making this one for the long haul." Decanter
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months 30/70 new/used barrique
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 30,45 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,90 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 79 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2050+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 6 articles per customer“Sassicaia” Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC 2019 · 6 Bottles in OWC
Sales start 01.09.2022 | Advance booking on request
Sassicaia 2019 is one of the most beautiful and balanced vintages of the last ten years. It combines the precision of the 2016 with the fullness of fruit of the 2015. Similar to the classic 2016 vintage, the 2019 vintage was influenced by the cooling sea breezes that blow through the Tuscan archipelago just off the coast of Bolgheri. The unique microclimate of Bolgheri is expressed with power, complexity and intensity.
A rich bouquet of dark stone fruit, with ethereal notes on the palate, stunning elegance and an almost uniquely beautiful texture and freshness. The tannin is masterfully worked, in the further course a potpourri of dark berry flavours and fine spices. The harmonious interplay of fruit, acidity and tannin is also impressive, and extends well into an unforgettable final. Sassicaia 2019 is a wine to collect and keep. SUPERIORE.DE
"The pioneer of this region, often primus inter pares with two or three others, leads the field again this year. The bouquet is noble and rich in finesse and so typical of Sassicaia that I always remember the saying of the old Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who created Sassicaia because he was enchanted by the scent of noble Bordeaux. Its fragrance is beguilingly floral, elegant and sublime with many facets. Since the vintage is similar to the 2016 in many respects, comparisons are inevitable. For me, this one is even more graceful, more expansive with the typical notes of cassis, earthy spice, forest floor and violets. Dense and finesse-rich in the mouth, with an incredibly silky texture and super length." Weinwisser
"Powerful, sparkling ruby. Intense and clear nose with lots of incisive fruit, redcurrant and mulberry, then fine notes of cedar needles and spicy cedar, light resinous notes in the background. Shows cool and polished on the attack, lots of juicy dark berry fruit, opens with grippy, dense tannin in many layers, builds for a long time, very powerful on the back end, rich pressure, very long finish, some tobacco and subtle mint notes on the final, a wine with a great and long future, pressure and elegance." Falstaff
"Rose petal, dried herbs, blood orange, mint, sweet pipe tobacco and cinnamon give the 2019 striking aromatic presence. The 2019 is a mid-weight, very classic feeling Sassicaia that is going to need a number of years to open. There's good fruit depth, but the tannins are not as polished as they usually are. That could be a result of lingering stress from frost that year or recent bottling. The 2019 shows beautifully with a few hours of aeration, so I am optimistic for the future. Let's see what happens." Vinous
"Supple and beautifully defined, with black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit augmented by tobacco, iron and thyme. Firmly structured, tightening up as this lingers with an aftertaste of dark fruit, graphite and spice. Shows a sense of elegance as well as power and intensity." Wine Spectator
"The bouquet is up front and very expressive from the get-go. It offers a generous display of crunchy, dark cherry that hints at the extra concentration and fruit weight obtained in the 2019 growing season. This vintage will be remembered for the crisp richness of the fruit and its important textural imprint. It also shows fine elegance, bordering on the ethereal, with berry aromas, tarry earth and brushes of balsam herb or grilled rosemary. Sassicaia always shows an almost-glossy finely knit quality to the polished mouthfeel, and I find it again here next to fresh acidity and firm tannins. Mouthfeel in 2019 is the wine's strongest suit. The 2019 is one of the prettiest and most balanced editions of Sassicaia we've seen this past decade, along with the back-to-back duo of 2016 and 2015. The 2019 marries the precision of the 2016 with the rich fruit weight of the 2015." Robert Parker
"Enticing aromas of blue flower, cassis, camphor and spice are front and center in this stunning red. The lithe, savory palate features black currant, red plum and star anise while tobacco notes linger on the long finish. Elegant, polished tannins and bright acidity keep it beautifully balanced and focused." Wine Enthusiast
"The purity of cabernet sauvignon fruit is exceptional here, with character and sensibility that’s reminiscent of some of the great Sassicaias from the 1980s, such as 1982 or 1988. But this is much more precise and clean. Aromas and flavors of currants and berries with cedar and earth. Sage and minty character, too. It’s full-bodied yet there’s so much polish and balance, together with structure, elegance, and refinement. Hard not to drink at this stage, yet give it time and respect. This will be a classic Sass and reminds me why I love this wine. Try after 2026." James Suckling
"Sassicaia 2019 spent 25 months in oak (one-third new). ‘We are going longer in oak in the past few years,’ said Carlo Paoli, managing director of Tenuta San Guido. Quite pale in the glass, the nose is extremely graceful and intense with a lavender note enhanced by restrained bramble fruits, fermented citrus peel, an intense violet aroma and graphite minerality in depth. The attack is soft and full, the flavor savoury and cedary through to the finish, with integrated velvety tannins and lifted acidity. A perfectly woven structure is bound with signature freshness and fruit vibrancy, making this one for the long haul." Decanter
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months 30/70 new/used barrique
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 30,45 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,90 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 79 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2050+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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The intense ruby Sassicaia is one of the best-known Italian red wines along with Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Pressed in the Tenuta San Guido in Castagneto Carducci, the drop, which is clouded by myths, has gained a high degree of recognition beyond national borders. The wine, produced exclusively from Cabernet under the name Castiglioncello, was initially intended for private consumption only. In the early 1970s it was marketed under the name Sassicaia for the first time in the 1968 vintage as a representative of a newly developed dynamic wine concept. It was the revolutionary selection of the Cabernet varieties, originally considered extravagant, the favourable soil and the initially exotic and innovative methods of vinification and maturation that brought this fascinating wine its growing international esteem. Today it is known all over the world that the brilliant producers have created Sassicaia, one of the undoubtedly most important representatives of Italian viticulture.
Founded by the visionary Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, the winery is now managed by his descendants, the Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta family, according to the philosophy of its predecessors. The vineyards of Tenuta San Guido are not only in the top position of Castiglioncello, but also on the slopes of the Quercione and Aia Nuova hills. The most famous wine of the house thrives in its own subzone called Bolgheri Sassicaia. For a long time, the plant was only classified as Vino da Tavola because French grape varieties were initially not allowed to be used in cultivation zones reserved for DOC wines. It was not until 1994 that Bolgheri DOC finally allowed a Bordeaux-style wine to be produced, and shortly afterwards this wine was even granted its own Sassicaia DOC within Bolgheri.
Throughout its history, Sassicaia has been imitated by other producers. It turned out, however, that this exceptional wine, which takes its name from the many stones in the vineyard (ital. „Sassi“) cannot be imitated. The Kreszenz, considered a classic among Tuscan wines, is perfect in form and surprises lovers of fine wines every year anew. It is regularly awarded top ratings by renowned wine critics. Among the highly rated creations of this exceptional company are the showpiece and the two IGT wines Guidalberto and Le Difese. SUPERIORE.DE
"The Sassicaia is perhaps the most famous Italian wine, which has earned fame all over the world beyond national borders. A wine and an enterprise that are rooted in their land, but certainly also a dream, an idea and intuition that have a formative influence on history.“Gambero Rosso
Facts
- Year founded: 1940s
- Owner: Nicoló Incisa della Rocchetta
- Oenologist: Giacomo Tachis
- Annual production: approx. 790,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 90 hectares
- Conventional cultivation