Bolgheri Sassicaia

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Terroir

• The landscape is characterized by terraces and rectilinear slopes with shallow soils derived from Pleistocene sediments and a very pronounced stone content, from which the name Sassicaia originates.
• The soils have a clay-silt texture with imperfect internal drainage and a degree of calcareous content ranging from slightly to highly calcareous, with the presence of iron oxide.
• The mean temperature of the zone is 14.5°C, with a minimum of 9.6°C and a maximum of 19.4°C, while mean annual rainfall is 584 mm with a water deficit of 205 mm.
• The production zone lies within the administrative territory of the Comune di Castagneto Carducci, in the province of Livorno.
• The significant clay fraction in the soil texture reduces the risk of summer water stress, promoting a healthy balance between vegetative growth and crop yield in the vine.

• In the 1940s, Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc sourced from the estate of the Duchi Salviati, obtaining the first bottles of Sassicaia in 1944.
• Recognition of the Sassicaia sub-zone as a DOC was granted by Presidential Decree on 1 August 1983, with subsequent amendments to the production regulations in 1994, 2001, and 2011.

• The wine displays an intense ruby-red colour tending towards garnet with ageing, with a rich, elegant, and majestic nose and a dry, full, robust, and harmonious palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The production regulations require a total ageing period of 24 months, of which at least 18 months must be carried out in 225-litre oak barrels.

• The high stone content and shallow depth of the soils induce a measured and restrained vegetative development in the vine, resulting in excellent qualitative and aromatic outcomes in the wine.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1671
• Official trade body site — Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Bolgheri e Bolgheri Sassicaia