Tenuta San Guido Le Difese 2018

The legacy of Tenuta San Guido and Sassicaia begins in 1944, when Mario Incisa acquired a number of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vine cuttings and planted them on a sloping hillside of the San Guido estate. Since the late 1960s, the Sassicaia name has represented a standard of quality that is without compromise, coming from the Tenuta San Guido estate. Part of the quality control efforts of the estate include producing a second and third wine in addition to the Sassicaia. The second label would be the Guidalberto, affectionately known as a 'baby' Sassicaia, with higher Merlot content, and meant for earlier term drinking. The third label, rarely seen in the USA up until now, is this wine, called Le Difese. Made from younger vines of the Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon, Le Difese is made from 100% estate fruit, aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels and represents a benchmark of quality at a reasonable price.