The Winery Sassetti Livio of Brunello di Montalcino of Tuscany

Winery Sassetti Livio
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Tuscany.
It is located in Brunello di Montalcino in the region of Tuscany

The Winery Sassetti Livio is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Brunello di Montalcino to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sassetti Livio wines

Looking for the best Winery Sassetti Livio wines in Brunello di Montalcino among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sassetti Livio wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Sassetti Livio wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sassetti Livio

How Winery Sassetti Livio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

  • 1988With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Sassetti Livio.

  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Ciliegiolo

Discovering the wine region of Brunello di Montalcino

The wine region of Brunello di Montalcino is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Soldera or the Domaine Casanova di Neri produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Brunello di Montalcino are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Brunello di Montalcino often reveals types of flavors of iron, potpourri or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, berry jam or rose petal.

In the mouth of Brunello di Montalcino is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 557 estates and châteaux in the of Brunello di Montalcino, producing 930 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Brunello di Montalcino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sassetti Livio

How Winery Sassetti Livio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of italian pasta, real swiss fondue or polenta with cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Sassetti Livio.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Vermentino

Discover the grape variety: Incrocio Manzoni

The top sparkling wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Sassetti Livio

How Winery Sassetti Livio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp in coconut milk curry, quiche lorraine or basil and cherry tomato clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Sassetti Livio. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Sassetti Livio.

  • Glera
  • Merlot
  • Incrocio Manzoni
  • Glera (Prosecco)

The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

The top pink wines of Winery Sassetti Livio

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Sassetti Livio

How Winery Sassetti Livio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of homemade beef stew, sauté of doe stroganoff or tartiflette (from a real savoyard).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Sassetti Livio.

  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sassetti Livio

Planning a wine route in the of Brunello di Montalcino? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Sassetti Livio.

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).