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Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido is one of those mythical wines that all enthusiasts should drink at least once in their life! Its fame precedes it but with good reason because the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy, obtained from Cabernet Sauvignon for the greater part and a small percentage of Cabernet Franc , always manages to meet expectations. Daughter of the Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta and the unforgettable Giacomo Tachis , today the bottle with the unmistakable star on the label, represents an icon of Made in Italy that, year after year, adds value to its fame.

Le Difese is a full-bodied red wine with a Bordeaux style but with a Tuscan soul: a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese, aged in barrique for 12 months. It is soft, round, elegant and velvety, animated by a balanced freshness and hints of cherries, chocolate, aromatic herbs and sweet spices

Both powerful and incredibly fine, the wine reveals mature and elegant tannins, exquisite fruitiness and exceptional length on the palate. Pleasant since its youth, it has the advantage of being able to be appreciated without waiting too long, while retaining a great aging potential, rare for an Italian wine of this level ... In short, we are facing a legendary bottle and words are not enough to describe its beauty.

Intense and bright golden color, it has strong aromas of wood, vanilla and dry yellow flowers on the nose, together with darker and toasted hints of coffee beans, tobacco, leather and licorice, as well as slightly mentholated notes. The taste reveals a majestic, regal and complex product, very elegant and refined in the gustatory progression, never aggressive or astringent, perfectly blended in the alcoholic note and juicy and tasty in the infinite references of sweet spices and coffee.