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Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Toscana
The story of Italy's wine revolution began, if only as the seeds of an idea, in the 1920s in the mind of a young Piemontese student, Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, then attending the University of Pisa. A frequent guest of the Salviati, Duchi of San Rossore, he was from time to time offered at their table a wine very different from the traditional wines of the region, reminiscent of the Bordeaux his grandfather purchased in barrels. He decided that were he ever to make his own wine, it would be like this.
The first Super Tuscan, this great Cabernet allies a dense core of pure, ripe black currant fruit flavors and aromas with smoky notes of cedar, tobacco and vanilla to a refined supporting acidity and a sleek, finely integrated tannic structure.--Winemakers Note
The 2008 Sassicaia is a rich, deep wine imbued with notable class in its black cherries, plums, grilled herbs, minerals and smoke. The 2008 is a decidedly buttoned-up, firm Sassicaia that is currently holding back much of its potential, unlike the 2006 and 2007, both of which were far more obvious wines. Readers who can afford to wait will be treated to a sublime wine once this settles down in bottle. Muscular, firm tannins frame the exquisite finish in this dark, implosive Sassicaia. The 2008 Sassicaia is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. The wine spent 24 months in French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2038.
Tenuta San Guido is on a roll these days. Over the last few years, the estate has released a number of hugely delicious wines. These new releases are nicely aligned with their respective vintages. The entry-level Le Difese and Guidalberto both capture the essence of a sunny year that made wines well suited to near-term drinking, while the 2008 Sassicaia captures the potential of a powerful vintage characterized by low yields and a late harvest.--Antonio Galloni of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Refined and elegant, this is right in step with the reserve of the vintage. Blackberry, plum, cassis and mineral flavors play out with subtle oak spice notes on the finish, where this flexes some muscle. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2014 through 2025. --Wine Spectator
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Item No: 12374
Size: 750ML
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Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Toscana
Vineyard Price: $160.00  | Original Price: $249.99 |
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