Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2017

Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2017 is an icon of the wine world, representing the genesis of the Super Tuscan from Tenuta San Guido in Bolgheri. This wine demonstrates how Bordeaux style can be combined with Mediterranean finesse. Under mild conditions, the 2017 vintage displayed focused fruit, a refined structure, and balanced barrel aging. Sassicaia has been praised for decades for its consistent balance between dark fruit, minerality, and fine tannins. Critics such as Falstaff, Parker, Jancis Robinson, Jeff Leve, and Wine Spectator have lauded the finesse, complexity, and potential of this vintage.

In the glass, it displays a ruby ​​red color, pronounced minerality with aromas of cassis, dark cherry, and notes of cedar, pepper, and dark chocolate. The fruit is dense yet elegant, supported by velvety tannins and a cool, saline minerality that lends the wine depth. The terroir of Bolgheri, with its calcareous soils and cooling sea breezes, shapes this minerality and length. The finish is long, with lingering spice and a fresh, almost vibrant freshness that underpins the wine's structure.

The optimal drinking window is expected to be reached from the mid-2020s and will remain so until the early 2030s. Food pairing recommendation: Grilled beef fillet, lamb chops, game dishes, or a truffled risotto are ideal complements to the wine; a mature hard cheese rounds off the ensemble.