San Guido (Tenuta) - Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 1999 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	San Guido (Tenuta)
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	1999
Sku	RD1209
Size	750ml

 

The One That Started It All...You’ve heard it before, Sassicaia is the most collectible Italian wine to come out of the Boot. The now historic wine is single-handedly responsible for launching the Super Tuscan movement and remains one of the most sought-after wines in the world. Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta continues the 36 year old tradition at the Tenuta San Guido estate, which is considered by many to be the birthplace of Tuscan Cabernet. He is NOT influenced by the international demand to create a super-extracted, monster red wine; instead, he continues to produce the most elegant Super Tuscan there is! The Super Tuscan Pioneer The term "Super Tuscan" conjures up words like creativity, freedom, spirit, and defiance. In the time pre-dating the Sixties, no one considered making a wine crafted along Bordeaux lines on Italian soil, much less in a region not yet established viticulturally. The theory back then was that vines exposed to the sea winds and salty air of Bol