Sassicaia 

Sassicaia is without a doubt one of Italy's most famous wines. The story begins in the 1920's, with the co-owner of one of the world's greatest (if not the greatest) racehorses, Ribot. Mario Incisa della Rocchetta wanted to create a 'thoroughbred' wine, and for him the standard was Bordeaux. 

The land in Bolgheri had been in the family for year...

Sassicaia is without a doubt one of Italy's most famous wines. The story begins in the 1920's, with the co-owner of one of the world's greatest (if not the greatest) racehorses, Ribot. Mario Incisa della Rocchetta wanted to create a 'thoroughbred' wine, and for him the standard was Bordeaux. 

The land in Bolgheri had been in the family for years, and is in fact where Sassicaia draws its name from, meaning "the place of many stones". This has even been compared to the soils found in the Médoc. The land was planted with the same grapes as the Bordeaux region - Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

For many years - until 1967 - Sassicaia was a private wine, destined only for family consumption. However in 1968 the wine became commercially available, to much acclaim.

Sassicaia also holds the rare privilege of being one of the only single estates that has been granted its own DOC.