Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi - Sassoalloro

Winery Jacopo Biondi-SantiSassoalloro

3.9
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sassoalloro of Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi is a red wine from the region of Toscane.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sangiovese.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Sassoalloro from the Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sassoalloro of Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi in the region of Toscane is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

Wine with vegetal taste

hay

On the nose the Sassoalloro of Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi in the region of Toscane often reveals types of flavors of iron, microbio or red plum and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, prune or cinnamon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi's Sassoalloro.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Last vintages of this wine

Sassoalloro - 2016
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sassoalloro - 2015
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sassoalloro - 2014
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sassoalloro - 2012
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 411110
Sassoalloro - 2011
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sassoalloro - 2010
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 411110
Sassoalloro - 2009
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Sassoalloro from Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi are 1999, 1994, 2004, 1998 and 2000.

Informations about the Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Toscane

The Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Toscane to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Toscane
In the top 6500 of of Italy wines
In the top 2000 of of Toscane wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

News related to this wine

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.

Other wines of Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi

See all wines from Winery Jacopo Biondi-Santi

Other wines of Toscane

See the best wines from of Toscane

Other similar red wines

See the best red wines of Toscane