Sassicaia
Tenuta San Guido

Sassicaia


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2006
6x75cl
DP
£1,795.22

2007
6x75cl
DP
£1,759.22


Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, 2006

2006

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, 2006
ABV:
13.5%
96/100
Susan Hulme, The Wine Independent

The 2006 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia has an impression of smoke drifting across the countryside, though as if seen through the haze of memory. Perhaps the nose could be a bit brighter, but the wine is soft, round and velvety on the palate, quite fleshy and immediately appealing. The texture is amazing, with the superfine tannins integrating beautifully into the body of the wine. Drinking beautifully now.
Date Reviewed:
12/2022
95/100
Ian d'Agata, Vinous

(85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc) Bright red-ruby. Complex nose melds red cherry, blackcurrant, minerals, dried herbs and a delicate oaky vanillin nuance; the fruit aromas show an almost roasted quality without going over the top. Sweet, concentrated and nicely fresh, with an impression of strong extract and a hint of exotic fruits to the flavors of ripe red and dark berries, chocolate, plum and wild herbs. The candied fruit quality carries through on the long, smooth finish, where there's a trace of heat and hints of menthol and minerals. A very successful Sassicaia but, in my notebook, just a little below the lofty heights of the 2001 or 2004. But given the quality of this wine, that's quibbling.
Date Reviewed:
09/2010

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Italy

region:
Tuscany

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Tenuta San Guido

Tenuta San Guido

Sassicaia needs little introduction. Five parcels of land, owned by the same family since 1800 and set five miles inland from the Tuscan coastine at altitudes ranging from 250 - 600 feet above sea level. Grown on stony soils, aged in 1/3 new french oak for twenty months, and a further six in bottle prior to release. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc. It is a simple equation, yet from it comes Italian vinous royalty. Time and again the sense of terroir present in Tenuta san Guido's Sassicaia is recognised and revered. Silky tannins and finesse are the hallmarks, and always the focus on elegance over power.

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