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2018 Tenuta San Guido - Bolgheri Sassicaia Super Tuscan
Tenuta San Guido
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2018 Tenuta San Guido - Bolgheri Sassicaia Super Tuscan

$295.00 - $295.00
$295.00
$295.00 - $295.00
$295.00
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2018 Tenuta San Guido "Sassicaia" · Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC
Producer Tenuta San Guido
Vintage 2018
Region Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC, Tuscany, Italy
Blend 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
Aging 19 months in French oak, two-thirds new

The original Super Tuscan and still the benchmark — the only single estate in Italy with its own DOC. The 2018 is the finessed, classical style of Sassicaia: bright and beautifully poised, with cedar, wild red berry, menthol, pipe tobacco, and crushed blue flowers over an elegantly structured, savory palate of cassis, licorice, and a whisper of coffee. The year favored the estate's oldest hillside vineyards, and the result is a mid-weight, energetic wine with polished tannins and bright acidity — one built for the cellar. Drink now through 2033.

97+ Points
"This is a classic vintage of an Italian icon now celebrating its 50th vintage. The Tenuta San Guido 2018 Bolgheri Sassicaia lays out a familiar blueprint that borrows from the proven track record of this landmark estate that extends into the hills just beyond the Tyrrhenian shores of Tuscany. This vintage is crystalline and pure in its delivery, and if you are familiar with previous editions, it is impossible to mistake this wine for anything but Sassicaia. The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role deliver a graceful mid-weight texture that holds back style-wise in terms of phenolic density. The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit, the present acidity, the well-managed structure and the contained alcohol. The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive. The fruit maturity is spot-on with no elements that feel over or underripe. Overall, the 2018 Sassicaia weighs in with a svelte frame and long persistence. Moreover, it is distinguished by the archetypal elegance and pedigree of the classic vintages of the past. This new release gives you much pleasure to await."
—Monica Larner-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Bolgheri
Vintage: 2018
Variety: Misc Red
Region: Toscana
Country: Italy
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Tenuta San Guido
Tenuta San Guido

2018 Tenuta San Guido "Sassicaia" · Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC
Producer Tenuta San Guido
Vintage 2018
Region Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC, Tuscany, Italy
Blend 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
Aging 19 months in French oak, two-thirds new

The original Super Tuscan and still the benchmark — the only single estate in Italy with its own DOC. The 2018 is the finessed, classical style of Sassicaia: bright and beautifully poised, with cedar, wild red berry, menthol, pipe tobacco, and crushed blue flowers over an elegantly structured, savory palate of cassis, licorice, and a whisper of coffee. The year favored the estate's oldest hillside vineyards, and the result is a mid-weight, energetic wine with polished tannins and bright acidity — one built for the cellar. Drink now through 2033.

97+ Points
"This is a classic vintage of an Italian icon now celebrating its 50th vintage. The Tenuta San Guido 2018 Bolgheri Sassicaia lays out a familiar blueprint that borrows from the proven track record of this landmark estate that extends into the hills just beyond the Tyrrhenian shores of Tuscany. This vintage is crystalline and pure in its delivery, and if you are familiar with previous editions, it is impossible to mistake this wine for anything but Sassicaia. The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role deliver a graceful mid-weight texture that holds back style-wise in terms of phenolic density. The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit, the present acidity, the well-managed structure and the contained alcohol. The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive. The fruit maturity is spot-on with no elements that feel over or underripe. Overall, the 2018 Sassicaia weighs in with a svelte frame and long persistence. Moreover, it is distinguished by the archetypal elegance and pedigree of the classic vintages of the past. This new release gives you much pleasure to await."
—Monica Larner-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Bolgheri
Vintage: 2018
Variety: Misc Red
Region: Toscana
Country: Italy
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Tenuta San Guido