Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2018 75cl

Description

Producer :	Sassicaia - "Italy's answer to Bordeaux" and for decades the most expensive table wine in Italy. The famous Tenuta San Guido winery on the Tuscan Mediterranean coast near Bolgheri is located on a 5 km long, straight avenue of 2,500 cypresses. The historic, very first vineyard is located 300 m above sea level directly above today's Tenuta dell`Ornellaia and is only 1.5 hectares in size. Mario Incisa della Rocchetta had planted Cabernet Sauvignon here in 1942. But it wasn't until the 1960s that the estate was expanded to include the "Sassicaia" vineyard and the wine was also sold on the market. In 1968, the first official Sassicaia vintage only included 4,000 bottles. Today, seven vineyards deliver around 180,000 bottles a year, but these are far from sufficient to meet the enormous demand. The winery is owned by Marchese Nicoló Incisa della Rocchetta. The style of the house is designed for elegance and finesse, not for sheer opulence. A Sassicaia takes some time to mature and is often underestimated when young. Since 2000, a second wine, "Guidalberto", a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, has also been produced on Tenuta San Guido. Meanwhile, the "Le Difese" is a fruity-fresh third wine that, despite its youth, already shows signs of a great wine.
Region:	Bolgheri is a district of Castagneto Carducci in the province of Livorno. The region became famous in the wine world in the 1970s when the wine region was first recognized by the magazine DECANTER. The most important branch of industry is viticulture and tourism. The Tuscan wine landscape is interspersed with numerous olive groves and forests. The numerous hills of Tuscany are excellent for high-quality wine growing. They soften high summer temperatures and the soils are excellent for making classic French grape varieties thrive as well as indigenous grapes. Every year in Tuscany, top wines are produced in an amount that no other region in the country has to show.
Grape variety :	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Manufacture :	The young wine ages 15 months in American and French barriques, then another three months in the bottle.
Degustationsnotiz:	The wine looks compact on the nose, shows notes of dark berries, cassis and cherries, with some spice and noble roasted notes. On the palate with a lot of enamel, aromas of dark cherry, ripe berries, some tobacco and mocha. Finely polished tannins already give an idea of ​​the upcoming drinking pleasure. Decanting is worthwhile.
Drinkability :	vintage + 10 years
Enjoy:	Noble companion to lamb dishes from the pan or from the oven, to a grilled entrecote, to game dishes and mature cheeses.

Producer : The famous Tenuta San Guido winery on the Tuscan Mediterranean coast near Bolgheri is located on a five-kilometer straight avenue that is lined with 2,500 cypresses. The winery is owned by Marchese Nicoló Incisa della Rocchetta. The style of the house is designed for elegance and finesse. In addition to the famous Sassicaia, a second wine, the Guidalberto, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot has been produced on Tenuta San Guido since 2000. In the meantime, Le Difese is a fruity-fresh third wine that, despite its youth, already shows signs of a great wine. The Tenuta San Guido vineyards cover approximately 90 hectares and are divided into areas selected for the particular characteristics of both the exposure and the composition of the soil. Eini