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2007 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia #206994215
750ml
Our Notes
One of the original 'Super Tuscans,' Sassicaia has risen tothe top of the wine world, besting elite Bordeaux in tastings, and qualifyingfor its own DOC. Comprised mostly of cabernets sauvignon and franc, grown inthe stony soils of the Tuscan coast, and kept cool by the sea. This tremendousvintage has offered up complex, elegant layers of ripe dark fruits, leather,cedar, black olive and structured tannins.
Reviews 94 points Wine Advocate "It presents a frank and straightforward array of bold fruit, spice, leather and tobacco-like aromas that emerge from the bouquet with energy and force. The aromas are complete and genuine. The palate, however, offers more space for interpretation and review. It is finessed and nuanced, thus requiring more time to fully comprehend and appreciate. Silky tannins are followed by fine textural smoothness and a long finish. (ML)" 95 points Vinous "...explodes onto the palate with masses of rich, opulent fruit that caress the palate with gorgeous length and a seamless beauty that is hard to fully capture. Dark wild cherries, plums, spices, minerals and herbs develop in the glass. This is an especially bold, perhaps slightly uncharacteristic Sassicaia in its extroverted personality, but it is beautiful all the same. The inner perfume and sweetness carries through the long finish, where the sheer weight and glycerol of the fruit leaves a lasting impression. (AG)"
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