Bolgheri Sassicaia

Bolgheri Sassicaia is an appellation in Italy in Castagneto Carducci. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 2.3 km east of Donoratico and 28 km north of Piombino.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2004-04-14

Area

14,239 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

16.47 × 13.19 km

Centre

43.1764° N, 10.5936° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero

Other grapes

Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero

Max yield

49 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2.3 km east of Donoratico

Nearest city

28 km north of Piombino 34,041 people

To the sea

4.8 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

0–543 m

Mean elevation

117 m

Mean slope

7.4° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 184,334 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti Classico)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments52%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)40%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Castagneto Carducci

Wineries · 4

• Chiappini
• Fattoria Casa di Terra
• Mulini di Segalari
• Ornellaia s.r.l.

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications