Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia)

Tenuta San Guido, owned by the Incisa della Rocchetta family, reports about 90 hectares of vineyard on its 2,500-hectare Bolgheri estate. Sassicaia — Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc — has since 2013 had its own denomination, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC, the only single-estate DOC in Italy. Production is reported at about 200,000 bottles.

Founded: 1944
Region: Tuscany
Ownership: Incisa della Rocchetta family
Vineyard: 90.0 ha222 ac
Annual output: 200Kbottles, all wines

Wines

Tenuta San Guido, SassicaiaBolgheri Sassicaia DOC · Bolgheri

Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

Economic profile

Sassicaia is the liquidity leader of Italian fine wine: made in Bordeaux-scale quantity, sold partly through the Place de Bordeaux, and traded in every vintage. Its 1985 is the reference collectible. Guidalberto and Le Difese are the second and third wines.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output

Founded

1944First Sassicaia vines 1944; first commercial vintage 1968

Classification

Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC (own denomination since 2013)

Ownership

Incisa della Rocchetta family (family)

Vineyard holdings

90.0 ha (222 ac)

Annual production

200,000 bottles, all winesSassicaia ≈ 180,000–200,000 bottles (widely reported); Guidalberto and Le Difese additional

First vintage made

1968

Website

tenutasanguido.com/

Grape mix (Sassicaia)

≈ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet FrancTenuta San Guido

Estate

≈ 2,500 ha, of which ≈ 90 ha vinesTenuta San Guido

We estimate it costs about $16 to $47 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here

Input	Low	High	Unit	Source
Vineyard land, Bolgheri DOC2024	250,000	600,000	EUR/ha	CREA / trade reporting on Bolgheri lan…
Vineyard land, Brunello di Montalcino2024	300,000	600,000	EUR/ha	CREA / Consorzio and trade reporting
Vineyard land, Chianti Classico2024	80,000	200,000	EUR/ha	CREA / trade reporting

Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find

Wine	Bottles made in a typical year	Vintages covered	Great years	How rare (0–100)
Tenuta San Guido, SassicaiaBolgheri Sassicaia DOC · Bolgheri	200,000	28 1995–2022	8	38

Every year in a tableTenuta San Guido, Sassicaia: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)	The growing season
2022	Good	—	33
2021	Excellent	—	34
2020	Very Good	—	34
2019	Excellent	—	34
2018	Very Good	—	35
2017	Good	—	35
2016	Exceptional	—	36	Even season; Bolgheri's reference modern vintage.
2015	Excellent	—	36
2014	Mixed	—	37
2013	Very Good	—	37
2012	Good	—	38
2011	Very Good	—	38
2010	Very Good	—	38
2009	Good	—	38
2008	Very Good	—	39
2007	Very Good	—	39
2006	Excellent	—	39
2005	Good	—	39
2004	Excellent	—	39
2003	Mixed	—	40
2002	Difficult	—	40
2001	Excellent	—	40
2000	Good	—	40
1999	Very Good	—	40
1998	Very Good	—	41
1997	Excellent	—	41
1996	Good	—	41
1995	Very Good	—	41

How the years were rated

very good10 vintages
good7 vintages
excellent7 vintages
mixed2 vintages
exceptional1 vintages
difficult1 vintages

The regionTuscanySangiovese country: Chianti, Brunello and the Super Tuscans.About the region

Sources

Tenuta San Guido, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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Wines

Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, vintage by vintage

Economic profile

How the years were rated

Sources

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