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2023 Le Difese de Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl
12C3DIFE6PK _ 2023 - Le Difese de Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Tenuta San Guido
  • Region Bolgheri
  • Grape Sangiovese / Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2025 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Later

2023 - Le Difese de Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Tenuta San Guido
  • Region Bolgheri
  • Grape Sangiovese / Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2025 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Later

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  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, February 2025

    2023 Le Difese is a stunning example of Tuscan flair from the inimitable Tenuta San Guido. Affectionately described by the estate as their ‘welcome wine’, the 2023 Le Difese offers a playful, gorgeously fruit-forward take on the finesse that defines Sassicaia’s status as a Super Tuscan legend. On the palate, mouthwatering blueberry compote is enlivened by elegant, precise flashes of graphite, Mediterranean herb, savoury black olive and a lip-smacking, tart raspberry juiciness. The powdery tannins frame this ripe, lively fruit and keep everything perfectly in check.

  • Matthew Jukes, February 2025, Score: 18.5

    Onto 2023 Le Difese, a wine that has captured my heart of late. Made from 65% Sangiovese and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and weighing in at 13.5% alcohol, with some oak augmentation using old Guidalberto barrels, this is another cosmic release for this wine. Leave the anticipated release price aside for a moment and consider this wine in isolation, forgetting its parentage and hallowed turf. This beautiful, buoyant, highly attractive red wine balances enticing openness with formal build-quality under the bonnet. I know it is a baby, but you could conceivably down a bottle with steak frites without missing a beat, and yet I expect it to gather in kaleidoscopic appeal over the next 24 months. I adored last year’s 2022 vintage with its cool, calm, and collected attitude, knowing wink, and rakish appeal. But this 2023 is a phenomenon and the finest Le Difese I have ever tasted. I feel compelled to give it a gold medal score. It doesn’t matter that this wine is a ‘third tier release’ because its perfume, flavour and finish are simply stunning.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, February 2025

    2023 Le Difese is a stunning example of Tuscan flair from the inimitable Tenuta San Guido. Affectionately described by the estate as their ‘welcome wine’, the 2023 Le Difese offers a playful, gorgeously fruit-forward take on the finesse that defines Sassicaia’s status as a Super Tuscan legend. On the palate, mouthwatering blueberry compote is enlivened by elegant, precise flashes of graphite, Mediterranean herb, savoury black olive and a lip-smacking, tart raspberry juiciness. The powdery tannins frame this ripe, lively fruit and keep everything perfectly in check.

Producer

Tenuta San Guido

The Original Super Tuscan, Sassicaia was created in the mid-1940s by the Marquis Mario Incisadella Rochetta, an aristocrat looking to reproduce his favourite wines of Bordeaux - a first in Italian viticulture. Noticeably distinct from the lighter styled wines of the region, the bold expression of Cabernet was not initially well received by the Italian drinking public. As a result, from 1948 to 1960, the wines were consumed ...Read more

The Original Super Tuscan, Sassicaia was created in the mid-1940s by the Marquis Mario Incisadella Rochetta, an aristocrat looking to reproduce his favourite wines of Bordeaux - a first in Italian viticulture. Noticeably distinct from the lighter styled wines of the region, the bold expression of Cabernet was not initially well received by the Italian drinking public. As a result, from 1948 to 1960, the wines were consumed only at the estate. The 1968 vintage marked its first commercial release. As Bordeaux blends grew in popularity over the years, Sassicaia was able to create a reputation unparalleled amongst its Super Tuscan peers. Recognising their unique terroir and exceptionalquality, they were even granted their own DOC in 1994 named accordingly, Bolgheri Sassicaia. Keeping these distinctions in mind, a winery of movie set proportions had been expected. Yet in fact, it is superbly discrete and modest - reminiscent of a domaine in Burgundy or the Rhône.Read less

Region

Bolgheri

The medieval town of Bolgheri was originally made famous by the poet Giosuè Carducci who wrote about the stunning Cypress Avenue, a breathtaking and magical three mile long corridor of trees leading up to the entrance to the village. Swept away to the coastal and most westerly area of Tuscany, Bolgheri has become synonymous with wines known as ‘Super Tuscans'. Composed of classic Bordeaux varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc (intermixed with the occasional Sangiovese), the Super Tuscans began as mere experimentation in the 1960s and 70s. These international French varieties flourished in Bolgheri's warm, yet maritime climate which resulted in unexpected success and reknown. It is here that one finds such famous names as Ornellaia, Tignanello and Sassicaia.

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