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Tenuta San Guido is named after the Saint Guido della Gherardesca who lived during the XI century. It is located on the Tyrrhenian coast, between Leghorn and Grosseto, in Maremma an area made famous by Italian Nobel prize winner Giosuè Carducci, and it stretches for 13 km from the sea to the hills. Three are its defining characteristics: the Sassicaia wine, the Razza Dormello-Olgiata thoroughbred studfarm and the Bird Sanctuary Padule di Bolgheri. They divide the estate between the Padule on the coast, the horse’s training grounds on the plain, and the vineyards planted up to 350 meters on the hills. The latter have been given their own DOC, the DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia, the first, and so far only case in Italy of a DOC contained in one estate.The wedding of Mario Incisa della Rocchetta and Clarice della Gherardesca on October 18th 1930 started it all.
They shared a love for thoroughbred horses that made them form a partnership with horse breeder and trainer Federico Tesio. Mario Incisa’s love of good wine made him plant Cabernet vines in 1942 for what was to become Sassicaia. Seventeen years later the Bolgheri Bird Sanctuary becomes Italy’s first private nature preserve.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Tenuta San Guido located and in which appellation does it produce Sassicaia?

Tenuta San Guido is located on the Etruscan coast between Livorno and Grosseto, in the Maremma, stretching 13 kilometers from the sea to the inland hills. Out of 2,500 hectares in total, the 75 most highly regarded hectares are dedicated to Sassicaia, the only wine in Italy to have its own DOC (Bolgheri Sassicaia) entirely contained within a single property.

Where does Tenuta San Guido's name come from?

The name comes from San Guido della Gherardesca, who lived in the 13th century. Besides its vineyards, the estate also includes a stud of purebred Dormello Olgiata horses and the Padule di Bolgheri wildlife refuge, the first established in Italy, three elements that together represent the property's historic and naturalistic identity.

Has Sassicaia received major awards?

Yes: Sassicaia has been named by Wine Spectator as the world's best wine of the vintage reviewed, a result that has made it one of Italy's most celebrated wines, compared internationally with the great Bordeaux crus.

What other wines does Tenuta San Guido produce besides Sassicaia?

Besides Sassicaia, the estate produces Guidalberto and Le Difese, two wines designed to offer, at more accessible prices, a different expression of the same Bolgheri territory, for a total production exceeding 200,000 bottles a year.