Tenuta San Guido
Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
Bolgheri Sassicaia, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
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Dark ruby in color with a wide red/brick rim.
Pretty nose of currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, herbs, light vegetables, pencil lead, light vinaigrette, olives, peppercorn, leather, tobacco leaf, earth and dark coffee.
Full bodied and elegant, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked black plums, ripen cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth, light vanilla and black pepper.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Tuscany. Smooth with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
This 19 year old is Interesting and tasty. Not from the best vintage, but still very yummy, and at its peak right now.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Thank you Judy for sharing this with me.
Robert Parker 92 points. Wine Enthusiasts 91 points.
I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 24 months in oak barrels (30% new).
14% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$350.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide red/brick rim.
Pretty nose of currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, herbs, light vegetables, pencil lead, light vinaigrette, olives, peppercorn, leather, tobacco leaf, earth and dark coffee.
Full bodied and elegant, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked black plums, ripen cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth, light vanilla and black pepper.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Tuscany. Smooth with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
This 19 year old is Interesting and tasty. Not from the best vintage, but still very yummy, and at its peak right now.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Thank you Judy for sharing this with me.
Robert Parker 92 points. Wine Enthusiasts 91 points.
I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 24 months in oak barrels (30% new).
14% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$350.
From a restaurant list. Dark reddish purple. Bright fruit in the nose with notes of black cherry, spice and some cedar wood. Lacking structure in the mouth, representative of the vintage. Not much in the finish. Pleasant and that's about it.
From a restaurant list. Dark reddish purple. Bright fruit in the nose with notes of black cherry, spice and some cedar wood. Lacking structure in the mouth, representative of the vintage. Not much in the finish. Pleasant and that's about it.
Oct 31st, 2017
Superbe Sassicaia 2003: cabernet sauvignon rocks!
Superbe Sassicaia 2003: cabernet sauvignon rocks!
Jul 29th, 2013
Sour cherries with a touch of tobacco on the finish. Excellent stuff...
Sour cherries with a touch of tobacco on the finish. Excellent stuff...
Feb 25th, 2019
Definitely not as ripe as the vintage would suggest, tons of mushroom and forest floor. A wine at ease with itself. Just what my antelope rack needed.
Definitely not as ripe as the vintage would suggest, tons of mushroom and forest floor. A wine at ease with itself. Just what my antelope rack needed.
Jan 1st, 2019