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Sassicaia--Vintage 1990
6 bottles per lot
SASSICAIA As a student in Pisa during the 1920s, the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta dreamed of creating a noble wine. Like most of the Italian aristocracy at the time, the Marcheses taste in wine ran strongly to fine Bordeaux. After settling with his wife into their two thousand acre Tenuta San Guido estate, he experimented with several French grape varieties and concluded that Cabernet, "the bouquet I was looking for", would thrive in Central Italy. Distinct from the local Tuscan and Piedmontese varietals of Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, the use of Cabernet Sauvignon as the primary component of a wines represented a radical shift in Italian winemaking. The Marchese's decision to plant Cabernet was also influence by the microclimate of Tenuta San Guido, which is similar to Graves in Bordeaux. Just as Graves means gravel in French, Sassicaia in Italian means 'place of my stones.' The Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta passed away in 1983. His son, Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rochettas, now oversees all estate operations. The 75 hectares of vineyards are planted with 85 Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 Cabernet Franc. Sassicaia--Vintage 1990 Tuscany. Estate-bottled: Marchese Incisa della Rochetta Lightly bin-soiled labels, one bin-soiled Tasting note: The 1990 Sassicaia appears to be the finest wine made at this estate since the nearly perfect 1985. It boasts a saturated purple, almost bluish color, and a sensational yet unevolved and youthful aromatic profile of sweet, nearly over-ripe blackcurrants, cedar, tobacco, and toasty new oak. Full-bodied, with staggering concentration and extract levels, this tannic, super-pure, well-defined Cabernet possesses low enough acidity and sweet enough tannin to make it accessible to those readers unable to defer their gratification, but do not expect this wine to attain its plateau of maturity before the end of the century. It will last through the first decade of the 21st century. 94 points. Robert Parker Wine Advocate #95. October 1994 6 bottles per lot