Sassicaia Bolgheri DOC

Maremma Toscana, Italy

Italy's most iconic and internationally collected wine — Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the Bolgheri coastal plateaux. Blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, dark chocolate, Mediterranean garrigue, and the distinctive Bolgheri mineral character. Requires minimum 10 years of aging; develops extraordinary complexity over 30-40 years in bottle.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Italy's greatest steak and Italy's greatest wine — the bistecca's char and mineral salt finds perfect resonance in Sassicaia's cedar and mineral character; a pairing of national pride
• main: The Maremma's wild boar and its greatest wine — the wine appears in the braising liquid; juniper mirrors Sassicaia's herbal complexity; the wine's tannins handle the game