Name: Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia
Brand: Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia)

Sassicaia is a Cabernet Sauvignon–Cabernet Franc blend aged about 24 months in French oak (about a third new). Production of around 180,000–200,000 bottles and distribution through the Bordeaux négociant system make it the most traded Italian wine. The 1985 is its reference collectible; the 2015 and 2016 the modern benchmarks.

Made by: Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia)
From: Bolgheri, Tuscany
Style: RedCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Bottles made in a typical year: 200K

The kind of wine

Bolgheri super Tuscan

A flagship red from the Tuscan coast, made from Bordeaux grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon instead of Italian ones.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of red wine on a table at the end of an avenue of cypress trees near the sea

Good years and bad

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

The wine and its economics

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.
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

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $16–$47 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $16 to $47 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.
Component	Low	High
Imputed land cost	$1.28	$7.52
Vineyard operations	$2.44	$6.61
Oak barrels	$0.49	$1.56
Winemaking labour and cellar work	$2.50	$5.00
Cellar aging	$1.20	$3.20
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling	$4.40	$11.40
Winery overhead	$2.50	$6.00
Financing over the aging period	$0.89	$5.78
Estimated winery production cost	$15.69	$47.07

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them

Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.
Sale date	Vintage	House and sale	Format	Lot price	Per bottle
Jul 2026	2004	Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1487	6 × 75 cl	$2,125	$354 with premium
Jul 2026	2006	Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1486	4 × 75 cl	$1,375	$344 with premium
Jul 2026	2012	Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1485	3 × 75 cl	$875	$292 with premium
Jul 2026	2013	Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1484	2 × 75 cl	$688	$344 with premium
Jun 2026	2016	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 488	12 × 75 cl	≈$3,823	≈$319 with premium
Jun 2026	2016	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 487	12 × 75 cl	≈$4,141	≈$345 with premium
Jun 2026	2016	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 486	12 × 75 cl	≈$4,141	≈$345 with premium
Jun 2026	2016	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 485	12 × 75 cl	≈$4,460	≈$372 with premium
Jun 2026	2007	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 484	12 × 75 cl	≈$3,026	≈$252 with premium
Jun 2026	2006	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 483	12 × 75 cl	≈$3,186	≈$265 with premium
Jun 2026	2005	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 482	6 × 75 cl	≈$1,593	≈$265 with premium
Jun 2026	2003	Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 481	12 × 75 cl	≈$2,867	≈$239 with premium

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest

Producer

Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia)

Region

Tuscany

Appellation

Bolgheri

Classification

Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC

Style

Red · Cabernet blend, ≈ 24 months, ≈ 1/3 new oak

Grape composition

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc≈ 85%; ≈ 15%

Bottle sizes

375 · 750 · 1500 · 3000 ml

Bottles made in a typical year

200,000 bottlesWidely reported ≈ 180,000–200,000 bottles

First vintage made

1968

Great years

8 of 28 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

Tenuta San Guido, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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