Sassicaia 2017 proves a very different kettle of fish from the 2016. And a preview of the 2018 vintage in Bolgheri too...
Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta, in conjunction with UK importer Armit, presented the latest releases of her family’s Tenuta San Guido estate in Bolgheri. One advantage for us wine professionals of being in London is that it is the kind of place where wines of the calibre of Sassicaia can be shown to the world for the first time. Lucky us!
San Guido produces around 500,000 bottles of its entry wine, Le Difese, 250,000 of mid-range Guidalberto and 220–230,000 of...