TENUTA SAN GUIDO 'Sassicaia' - Bolgheri, Tuscany 2000 Bottle (los)
Red Still Wine | Italy | Tuscany | Bolgheri | 75cl
£375.00
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£2,250.00
£2,137.50 case
Red Still Wine | Italy | Tuscany | Bolgheri | 75cl
£375.00
/
£2,250.00
£2,137.50 case
ABV: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub-Region: Bolgheri
Wine Style: Full Bodied
95 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - "Deep, bright red-ruby. Aromas of ripe red cherry, dark plum and kirsch are complicated by sexy woodsmoke, eucalyptus and bay leaf. Silky and rather lush, with considerable sweetness and creaminess to its ripe, sweet flavours of cassis, blackberry jelly and ripe black plum. Finishes with fine-grained tannins and lingering notes of minerals, herbs, dried flowers and smoke. Displays lovely balance and good length on the rich, seamless, creamy-ripe finish, which exhibits a lingering menthol note that reminded me of a Napa cabernet. The 2000 vintage was a warm one, especially in August, with some varieties such as merlot reaching high sugar levels before full polyphenolic maturity was achieved. However, the combination of a cooler microclimate and old cabernet vines allowed Tenuta San Guido to make a better wine than many on the Tuscan Coast this year."