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Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia Sassicaia 2005

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Winery:
Tenuta San Guido
Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot
Region:
Italy > Tuscany > Bolgheri > Bolgheri Sassicaia
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2027
UPC:
84692492000000

User Tags:  dried, berry, spices, smokey, nose, herb, resinous, strong, complex, medium 


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What to Expect

Cabenet Sauvignon: Originally of French origins, this versatile grape produces exceptional wines around the globe. It's usually medium to full bodied with a fine structure that supports black and red fruit flavors with typical notes of olive, chili and herbs that add complexity.

Winemakers Notes

GRAPE VARIETIES:
85% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Cabernet Franc

FERMENTATION:
A period of contact with the skins of approximately 15 days in temperature controlled steel vats with a combination of pumping over of the cap and 'delestage'

AGING AND REFINEMENT
The wine is aged in French oak barriques (one third new oak) for 24 months. The wine is refined for 6 months in bottles before release

PRODUCTION:
Approximately 180,000 bottles

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Snooth User: lglover
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4.25 to 4.5 stars
Appearance: deep ruby/ slight brick core transitioning to ruby rim
Nose: medium intensity with aromas of cherry (red & black), black tea, currant (red & black)
Palate: medium+ velvety tannins, high acidity, long length, flavors of black tea, black cherry, red currant, rose.
The wine is very complex layered, perfectly balanced which transitions from the fresh fruit elements to the more dried elements with time.


March 2009

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Snooth User: Sarah Newton
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Good deep ruby red in the glass, generous notes of chocolate raisins, some herbs and a little smoke. Mid bodied and well balanced, lovely mouth feel with silky tannins. Blackberry on the mid palate, very fresh, lively and fruity. Long sumptuous finish. Stellar effort. 94 Points


July 2008

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Source: Wine.com


In 1944, Mario Incisa acquired a number of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vine cuttings and planted them on a sloping hillside of the San Guido estate, called Castiglioncello after the 11th-century castle at the vineyard's upper edge. This tiny, 3.75-acre vineyard stood alone until 1965, when a second Cabernet vineyard was planted with cuttings from the Castiglioncello parcel; the gravelly, 30-acre plot would give the wine its name: Sassicaia, the place of many stones. This and a slightly more elevated microclimate of 20 acres, called Aianova, were planted in phases between read more...


 

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Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by Wine & Spirits Magazine on 04/09 The cabernet franc (15 percent) here seems to wrap the cassis and black cherry richness of cabernet sauvignon with the spiciness of fresh red peppercorns. Savory and bound for several hours, this becomes silky and elegant with air, the rich fruit supported by firm, earthy tannins. Deep and impressively structured, this is suited for a decade or more in the cellar.


 

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WS 94Pts - WA 93Pts - Tasting Notes - Sassicaia is a unique interpretation of the Cabernet variety, a wine of great breadth, complexity and longevity. The intense blackberry and cassis aromas, offset by notes of smoke and spice, are confirmed on a palate of lush concentration underscored by firm, ripe tannins carrying into a long, elegant finish.


June 2009

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