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San Guido Sassicaia, Bolgheri
What began in Bolgheri in 1942 as a simple table wine for the home of the Incisa della Rocchetta family, has become one of the great wines of Italy over the decades and a precursor to the wine style of the "Super Tuscans", which comes close to the finest Bordeaux. At the end of the 60s, Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido made his first official sale and soon became the best Cabernet in Italy. The name Sassicaia is derived from Sassi (Italian for stone), after the rocky soil of the vineyard, which is located in Bolgheri directly on the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1994, Sassicaia is the only wine in Italy to have its own sub-area Bolgheri Sassicaia D.O.C. Each year only 2% of the total production is bottled in large formats like magnums, double-magnums and imperials. This last format is extremely rare. Sassicaia is one of the classic great wines of the world, very reliable even in the in-between vintages. Therefore we are exceptionally proud to offer the 1998, 1999 and 2000 in imperial especially for this jubilee.
The first vintage we offer is the fantastic 1979, Michael Broadbent MW described this vintage as a top 1959 Bordeaux. It’s only fitting in the foundation year of Alpina that Sassicaia should be so fabulous, the relationship between Marquis Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta and Burkard Bovensiepen is a close and friendly one.
For this 40 years jubilee auction we have selected a range of impeccably stored vintages in various formats. The youngest being the 2000 as at Alpina they understand full well that Sassicaia only shows it’s charm and depth after a bottle aging. All wines were bought up on release and stored in the temperature controlled Alpina cellar ever since. A unique chance to acquire this classic Tuscan legend in fantastic condition.
Sassicaia 1979
Tuscany. Marcheses Incisa della Rocchetta
In original twelve-bottle wooden case. Corroded and damaged capsule. Three raised corks. Slightly bin-soiled labels. Levels: two base of neck, three top-shoulder, one upper-shoulder
6 bottles per lot
What began in Bolgheri in 1942 as a simple table wine for the home of the Incisa della Rocchetta family, has become one of the great wines of Italy over the decades and a precursor to the wine style of the "Super Tuscans", which comes close to the finest Bordeaux. At the end of the 60s, Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido made his first official sale and soon became the best Cabernet in Italy. The name Sassicaia is derived from Sassi (Italian for stone), after the rocky soil of the vineyard, which is located in Bolgheri directly on the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1994, Sassicaia is the only wine in Italy to have its own sub-area Bolgheri Sassicaia D.O.C. Each year only 2% of the total production is bottled in large formats like magnums, double-magnums and imperials. This last format is extremely rare. Sassicaia is one of the classic great wines of the world, very reliable even in the in-between vintages. Therefore we are exceptionally proud to offer the 1998, 1999 and 2000 in imperial especially for this jubilee.
The first vintage we offer is the fantastic 1979, Michael Broadbent MW described this vintage as a top 1959 Bordeaux. It’s only fitting in the foundation year of Alpina that Sassicaia should be so fabulous, the relationship between Marquis Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta and Burkard Bovensiepen is a close and friendly one.
For this 40 years jubilee auction we have selected a range of impeccably stored vintages in various formats. The youngest being the 2000 as at Alpina they understand full well that Sassicaia only shows it’s charm and depth after a bottle aging. All wines were bought up on release and stored in the temperature controlled Alpina cellar ever since. A unique chance to acquire this classic Tuscan legend in fantastic condition.
Sassicaia 1979
Tuscany. Marcheses Incisa della Rocchetta
In original twelve-bottle wooden case. Corroded and damaged capsule. Three raised corks. Slightly bin-soiled labels. Levels: two base of neck, three top-shoulder, one upper-shoulder
6 bottles per lot
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