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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 of which around 20 percent of which are new.
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
| Rating | 96 RP/97 WS |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Location | |
| Producer | San Guido |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Robert Parker | 96 RP - The Tenuta San Guido 2020 Bolgheri Sassicaia speaks to those who seek a more voluptuous, opulent and, ultimately, more accessible wine. This vintage is a precise reflection of Coastal Tuscany, as opposed to a more generic "Tuscan" wine from elsewhere in this large central Italian region. You taste the ripeness and soft fruit weight that comes from a coastal appellation with especially bright luminosity and warm Mediterranean offshore breezes. Sassicaia from the cool vintages is a famously reticent or withholding wine in its earliest years, requiring a long lead time before it eases into an ideal drinking window. That's definitely not the case here. This wine is beautiful and compelling straight out of the gate, showing a lovely mix of dark fruit, oak spice, balanced freshness, textural richness, soft tannins and an expertly contained 14% alcohol content. The wine's immediate character is what distinguishes this vintage, and I wouldn't get too fussed by exaggerated cellar-aging ambitions. The wine awards sheer pleasure in its current form, with dazzling primary fruit and soaring intensity over the near and medium term. |
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| Wine Spectator | 97 WS - A rich, black cherry– and black currant–flavored red, accented by cedar, wild herb and spice notes, this is supple and vibrant, with a lingering aftertaste of fruit and an emerging mineral element. Firms up nicely on the finish. Hard to keep from enjoying this now, but it will develop well with age. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. |
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| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
| Rating | 98 RP/97 WS |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Location | |
| Producer | San Guido |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
| Rating | 98 RP/97 WS |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Location | |
| Producer | San Guido |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
| Rating | 98 RP/97 WS |
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| Region | Tuscany |
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| Producer | San Guido |
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| Wine Spectator Rating | 97 WS -A rich, black cherry– and black currant–flavored red, accented by cedar, wild herb and spice notes, this is supple and vibrant, with a lingering aftertaste of fruit and an emerging mineral element. Firms up nicely on the finish. Hard to keep from enjoying this now, but it will develop well with age. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. |
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