1990 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia - 750ml

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1990 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia - 94 pts!

Tenuta San Guido is much better known by the name of its most famous wine – Sassicaia. It is located in the Tuscan region of Maremma, and is has its own single-estate DOC appellation (Bolgheri Sassicaia) applied to its flagship label.

Sassicaia, one of the original Super Tuscan wines, is made up of Cabernet Sauvignon with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. It is known for its supple texture, elegance and perfume.

The grapes that go into Sassicaia are picked just before they reach full ripeness, which contributes to finesse and fragrance as well as a lower alcohol levels. After two weeks' fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the wine is aged for around 24 months in French oak barrels (around 20 percent of which are new).


Product Details

Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 1990
Rating 94 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Location
Producer San Guido
Color Red
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Winery Details

Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 1990
Rating 94 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Location
Producer San Guido
Color Red
Production
cases

Robert Parker

Robert Parker 94 RP - The 1990 Sassicaia appears to be the finest wine made at this estate since the nearly perfect 1985. It boasts a saturated purple, almost bluish color, and a sensational yet unevolved and youthful aromatic profile of sweet, nearly over-ripe blackcurrants, cedar, tobacco, and toasty new oak. Full-bodied, with staggering concentration and extract levels, this tannic, super-pure, well-defined Cabernet possesses low enough acidity and sweet enough tannin to make it accessible to those readers unable to defer their gratification, but do not expect this wine to attain its plateau of maturity before the end of the century. 

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