GUIDALBERTO IGT Toscana 2nd wine of Tenuta San Guido 2020/21 MAGNUM

Description

THE GUIDALBERTO
The estate's Merlot vines, situated on limestone-rich soils, are ideally equipped to deal with the summer's high temperatures, yielding a ripe and seductive wine, ideal for early consumption. Indeed, the Merlot handled the temperatures so well that its proportion in the blend was increased from the usual 40% to 50% this year.

Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta, Tenuta San Guido's owner, explains how Guidalberto came into being: "first of all, (there was) the desire to see what we could accomplish with Merlot, a grape that we had never used before: second, the desire to offer the consumer a wine which could be appreciated at a younger age compared to our veteran Sassicaia".

TASTING NOTES
"The nose abounds with ripe, fragrant fruit and sweet spice. Plum, strawberry, blackcurrant and forest floor reveal the interplay of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which constitute equal parts of the blend this year. The palate is juicy and supple, with admirable freshness given the warm vintage, framed by fine tannins. A juicy, sumptuous Super Tuscan, Guidalberto is carefully matured in 225 litre barriques (80% French oak, 20% American oak) for 15 months. Drink 2022-2030".