Denomination: D.O.C. Bolgheri Sassicaia
First harvest: 1968
Grapes: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Cabernet Franc
Type of land: The land on which the vineyards are located have various morpho characteristics and
composite with a strong presence of limestone areas rich in marl and stones e
clayey; they are located at an altitude between 100 and 300 meters
s.l.m., with exposure to the West / South-West.
Training system: Spurred cordon
Plant density: From 3,600 vines / ha to 5,550 vines / ha for older plants and 6,200 vines / ha for
more recent installations.
Climate: The climatic trend of 2012. Autumn and Winter enough
rigid and prolonged, with repeated snowfalls in January, very rare in the area.
An optimal climatic condition for tree plants for physiological needs
of plants and also for the natural elimination of parasites. Spring has started
slight delay with the beginning of budding with about 15 days later than
to the average. From the second week of May, temperatures tended to rise
accelerating the arrival of summer. In mid-June some rains came
miraculous for plants and for the water reserves of the soil. July and August were
very hot months, with temperatures above seasonal averages. But thanks to the
particular position of the land where the company's vineyards are located, deep, fresh,
positioned in the hills and surrounded by the Mediterranean scrub, they do not have
absolutely affected by the heat peaks that occurred especially in August
more hear. Late bud break, sea winds during fruit set
and the warm penitenino arrived at the end of spring have reduced production, making it so
to guarantee a natural and optimal distribution of the load of grapes per plant, a
benefit of a veraison and a subsequent phenolic ripening of the grapes that occur
they are carried out in an optimal way and without ever being affected by water stress or events
over-ripening.
Harvest: The harvest, strictly by hand, began with the Cabernet Franc grapes, which
first they reached the excellent phenolic ripeness, in the very first days of
September, continuing with those of Cabernet Sauvignon from the first decade of
September and then end with the grapes from the vineyards of the Castiglioncello di
Bolgheri, between the end of September and the very first days of October. are you sane,
perfect veraison and absence of acinellatura have allowed a perfect development
of collection operations.