Features
Name:
Le Difese Toscana IGT 2023
Terrain:
Limestone rich in marl and pebbles and partly clayey
Cellar
In the Tuscan Maremma, on the stretch of the Etruscan coast between Livorno and Grosseto, stands Tenuta San Guido, named in honour of San Guido della Gherardesca, who lived in the 13th century. The Tenuta is an estate of approximately 2,500 hectares, of which one hundred are planted with vines. The estate was the first to produce a Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine back in the 1940s thanks to the experiments and vision of its founder, Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta. The choice of this variety and the use of barriques for ageing laid the foundations for the 'Bolgheri' model. The winery is the only one to have vineyards suitable for claiming DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia, a typology born as a sub-zone of DOC Bolgheri back in 1994 and converted to an autonomous DOC in December 2013. The estate's wine par excellence is Sassicaia, whose first vintage on the market dates back to 1968.
Description
Tenuta San Guido's Le Difese is a red wine that is characterised by its good structure and extreme smoothness, making it extremely pleasant and drinkable. Le Difese is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Sangiovese (30%).
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a bouquet of small red fruits, blackberries and cherries with aromas of chocolate.
In the mouth it is enveloping, round and full with pleasant, delicate tannins.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel vats with maceration lasting about 12 days for both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese.
Acknowledgements
2018 Luca Maroni 92/100
2018 James Suckling 91/100
2017 Wine Entuthiast 90/100
