Sassicaia 2006

Lot 461
29.09.2022 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
£ 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 461 | Sassicaia 2006
Valeur estimée
£ 500 – 600
SASSICAIA

The first vintage of Sassicaia was produced at the Tenuta San Guido estate in 1968, and Sassicaia has subsequently become an international cult wine, one of the original ‘Super Tuscans’. Sassicaia is almost single-handedly responsible for launching the Super Tuscan movement and is one of the most keenly sought after wines in the world. The Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta was a fan of French wines and therefore decided to experiment with the traditional Bordeaux varieties of grapes and planted a small vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon in the Bolgheri hills in 1944. He discovered that Cabernet Sauvignon performed extremely well in their Tuscan estate, Tenuta San Guido. The Marquis had noted the estates’ similarity to Graves in Bordeaux. In the same was as the “Graves” region in Bordeaux was named after the gravel soil, the earth at Tenuta San Guido gave Sassicaia its name, which in Tuscan dialect means “stony ground.”

In 1965, the Marquis planted two more vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Mario Incisa della Rochetta, assisted by Giacomo Tachis (Piero Antinori's winemaker) were the pioneers of modern Italian wine making and are widely credited with creating the Super Tuscan movement. The Marquis’ son Marchese Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta continues the tradition started by his father. Today the vineyards cover 65 hectares and, produce about 5000 kg of grapes per hectare. The grape varieties are divided into 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the remaining 15%Cabernet Franc.

Vinification takes place in stainless steel vats of 35-110 hl with optional thermal conditioning of the fermentation process. Maceration lasts around 14 days. The Sassicaia is aged in 33% new 225 lt. French oak barrels for 24 months

Sassicaia 2006

Tuscany

In original wooden case

1 magnum per lot





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