TENUTA SAN GUIDO 'Sassicaia' - Bolgheri, Tuscany 2017 Bottle - NO DISCOUNT
Red Still Wine | Italy | Tuscany | Bolgheri | 75cl
£225.00 / £1,350.00 case
ABV: 14%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub-Region: Bolgheri
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Description
THE WINE ADVOCATE Rating: 94 points
Drink Date: 2021 - 2040 - ".....Thanks to the significant know-how and foresight of its creators, the 2017 Sassicaia achieves all of its basic promises with success. However, 2017 will always be the vintage that comes after 2015 and 2016. Some 207,000 bottles of the 2016 Sassicaia were made. In 2017, production volume was reduced by about 15%. This was due to strict fruit selection following a very hot and dry growing season....."
JAMES SUCKLING 96 points
The balance and beauty to this is impressive, offering sweet, ripe currants and flowers with some crushed-stone and dry-earth undertones. Full-bodied with soft, polished tannins and a long, creamy-textured finish. It’s polished, yet concentrated. Better after 2022, but already very seductive.