Larry Chase

9.3

Dark cherry notes. Had with grilled chicken but would also do well with dark chocolate — 7 months ago

Alyssa Sheets Wolf

8.9

Cherries and violets. Good acidity, tasty. — 2 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

Not much of a nose, but a bit fruity but kit strong. The flavor is bold cherry and hibiscus, with raspberry and ripe red fruits and high acidity. — 4 years ago

Jody Wycech

9.5

Love this unique wine! Tea leaves, peppercorn, and current on the nose. Prickly up front and tannic with bitterness that's rare to fine in a wine. The bitterness is ultimately smoothed out by light acidity. Bright, cherry red color. Would definitely buy again and share with others! — 7 years ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Pale garnet in color; cherries, strawberries, and dried leaves on the nose; high acidity; medium minus tannins; tastes like pomegranates, dried flowers, and crushed gravel with a long finish. Nellie doesn't Iike it, but really like this wine. It reminds me of Pinot Noir. Light fruity and earthy. — 8 months ago

with Nellie

Some Dude

9.1

Great value, and wonderful pasta wine. The balance of acidity, ripe fruit and depth was great for our Pommodoro sauce. — 4 years ago

Justin S.

8.9

Drinkable every night. Great at price point. — 5 years ago

Tom Young

9.0

Loved this rose Will buy again — 7 years ago

with Amy

UWS

9.1

20231111 Park Hyatt with Alireza, Darioush and Wakano.

Nice wine

CHF? Ali's invitation — a year ago

Paul T HB

9.5

If Sassicia is 💯 points for 2016 you had to figure their other wine was good as well, give it another 5-10 years without any issues. 2016 was a great year over-there. This at $45 or 2016 Sassicaia at $400.00 if you didn’t buy at $175.00 early
Wine Advocate 94+ review as follows,

This wine is showing exceptionally well in this classic vintage. The 2016 Guidalberto (Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller percentage of Merlot) opens to a full and generous bouquet and a beautifully rich and velvety appearance. This edition of Tenuta San Guido's mid-level wine offers a bigger aromatic profile, more texture and more volume as well. Dark cherry and blackberry segue to spice, tar, leather and sweet fruit at the end. The mouthfeel is elegantly shaped, silky and nuanced. This may well be the best vintage of Guidalberto I have yet to taste—and you can get this wine at a great price too.
Just south of Livorno, Tuscany, lies the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC, and the Tenuta San Guido estate, where Sassicia is produced. The estate was originally owned by Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta, and has been managed since WWII by his son, Niccolo. A true pioneer in the Italian wine industry, his experimenting with the introduction of non-native varieties to Italy, resulted in the world-famous Sassicaia. In Italian, Sassicaia means "the place of many stones" and is used as the proprietary name for the estate's Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The vines of the Sassicaia vineyard were originally planted with cuttings from the prestigious Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. The wines of Sassicaia were so instrumental in creating the "Super-Tuscan" sensation that 1994, the Italian government granted Sassicaia its own DOC status in a sub-zone of the Bolgheri DOC. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats, and the wines are then aged in French oak barrique for 18 to 24 months prior to release. Sassicaia produces a second label called Guidalberto and recently released a third wine, Le Difese, that is virtually unavailable in the U.S.
— 3 years ago