Winemaker Notes
Ruby red, very deep color with purple hues. On the nose, ample and clean, with vibrant notes of cinnamon, blackberry, blueberry, pepperoni, chocolate and licorice. It is well-structured, soft and very harmonious. Sweet tannins and lingering jammy fruits round up the finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Yum. Love the mineral, blueberry, floral and dark fruit on the nose. Full bodied, with velvety tannins and a long balanced finish. So much fruit here, but really balanced. Complex and multi-layered. Amazing. This Bordeaux blend is better than the single vineyard wine.
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Wine Enthusiast
A Bordeaux-style blend, this lush red wine delivers big, chewy fruit, exotic spice and bright cherry intensity. The mouthfeel is rich, generous and long-lasting.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
An outstanding wine region made famous by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who planted Cabernet Sauvignon vines for his own consumption in 1940s on his San Guido estate, and called the resulting wine, Sassicaia. Today the region’s Tuscan reds are based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which can be made as single varietal wines or blends. The local Sangiovese can make up no more than 50% of the blends. Today Sassicaia has its own DOC designation within the Bogheri DOC appellation.