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Tenuta San Guido's Guidalberto

Always a popular release, the latest vintage of Guidalberto, Sassicaia's fabulous younger sibling, hits the market today at £250 per 6 bottles IB. Guidalberto is a superb introduction to the famous Super Tuscan estate, but it is more than just a second wine. It combines Sassicaia's trademark Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from its renowned vineyards with sumptuous Merlot to give silky fruit, a glorious opulence and huge individual character. A 60/40 split of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Guidalberto may be a Bordeaux blend, but it has all the Mediterranean charm you’d expect from this revolutionary estate that transformed the Italian wine scene. At a fraction of the price of Sassicaia, Guidalberto doesn’t require extensive ageing. There is a beautiful softness to this wine which means it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared for up to 10 years.

2021 Guidalberto Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2023 - 2032
  • Tenuta San Guido
  • 6x75cl
  • Bolgheri, Italy
  • Available Now
Pricing
£220.00 In Bond £283.24 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Antonio Galloni, February 2023, Score: 93

    The 2021 Guidalberto, San Guido's blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is soft, succulent and alluring right out of the gate. The supple contours of Merlot lend fleshiness to this mid-weight, racy Maremma blend. Ripe red cherry fruit, spice, leather and tobacco are nicely pushed forward. Best of all, the 2021 will drink well right out of the gate. Drink 2023-2031.

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2018 Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2024 - 2040
  • Tenuta San Guido
  • 6x75cl
  • Bolgheri, Italy
  • Available Now
Pricing
£1,339.24 Duty Paid inc VAT £1,100.00 In Bond

  • Antonio Galloni, February 2021, Score: 97

    The 2018 Sassicaia is fabulous. Bright and beautifully poised, the 2018 opens with brilliant aromatics that make a strong first impression. Delicate and light on its feet, the 2018 is a regal wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Sassicaia is the most finessed of Bolgheri’s top wines. That is very much the case in 2018 as well. I loved it.

  • Antonio Galloni, February 2021, Score: 97

    The 2018 Sassicaia is fabulous. Bright and beautifully poised, the 2018 opens with brilliant aromatics that make a strong first impression. Delicate and light on its feet, the 2018 is a regal wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Sassicaia is the most finessed of Bolgheri’s top wines. That is very much the case in 2018 as well. I loved it.

  • Wine Advocate, February 2021, Score: 97+

    This is a classic vintage of an Italian icon now celebrating its 50th vintage. The Tenuta San Guido 2018 Bolgheri Sassicaia lays out a familiar blueprint that borrows from the proven track record of this landmark estate that extends into the hills just beyond the Tyrrhenian shores of Tuscany. This vintage is crystalline and pure in its delivery, and if you are familiar with previous editions, it is impossible to mistake this wine for anything but Sassicaia. The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role deliver a graceful mid-weight texture that holds back style-wise in terms of phenolic density. The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit, the present acidity, the well-managed structure and the contained alcohol. The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive. The fruit maturity is spot-on with no elements that feel over or underripe. Overall, the 2018 Sassicaia weighs in with a svelte frame and long persistence. Moreover, it is distinguished by the archetypal elegance and pedigree of the classic vintages of the past. This new release gives you much pleasure to await.

  • James Suckling, February 2021, Score: 97

    Beautiful, serene aromas of sweet berries and wild flowers with light lavender and fresh sage. Really aromatic. A firm, silky red with medium to full body and ultra fine tannins that are polished and beautiful. Lots of blue fruit and blackberries follow through to a beautiful finish. Really tight and polished. Bright acidity. Will be lovely to drink in a few years. The 2017 and 2016 were about power, but the 2018 is about finesse and subtlety. Try after 2024.

  • Decanter, February 2021, Score: 97

    The 2018 vintage was fresher than usual in Bolgheri, mainly due to a rainy spring which was challenging, but also following a cooler end to August. The higher vineyards on which Sassicaia could rely produced grapes with an outstanding quality of phenolics, benefitting from a useful fruit-set and mild September. The severe selection of the grapes - with a level of production similar to that of the dry 2017 - did the rest. Restrained red and black currant aromas are allied to aromatic herbs such as eucalyptus leaf and rosemary, completed by coffee bean, earthy tones and cedar. This is a wine focussed on fresh fruit, with a savoury citrus finish proving its depth. The tight-knit structure is firm with chalky yet ripe tannins and extremely fresh, natural and long acidity. More elegant than powerful, this 2018 is perfectly integrated with the Sassicaia style, full of tension. Not immediately ready to drink but promising stunning finesse.

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2022 Guidalberto Tenuta San Guido - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • Tenuta San Guido
  • 6x75cl
  • Bolgheri, Italy
  • Available Now
Pricing
£250.00 In Bond £319.24 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis, March 2023

    2022 was another stellar, sun-soaked vintage in Bolgheri where both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon performed incredibly well. Succulent, fresh and wonderfully defined, Guidalberto is an exhilarating expression of the famous Tenuta San Guido terroir. Its juicy red and black fruits are overlaid with fragrant flowers, tobacco and graphite. There is a beautiful softness to this wine which means it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared for up to 10 years. Drink 2024-2035.

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2022 Guidalberto Tenuta San Guido - 3x150cl

  • Red
  • Tenuta San Guido
  • 3x150cl
  • Bolgheri, Italy
  • Available Now
Pricing
£265.00 In Bond £337.24 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis, March 2023

    2022 was another stellar, sun-soaked vintage in Bolgheri where both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon performed incredibly well. Succulent, fresh and wonderfully defined, Guidalberto is an exhilarating expression of the famous Tenuta San Guido terroir. Its juicy red and black fruits are overlaid with fragrant flowers, tobacco and graphite. There is a beautiful softness to this wine which means it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared for up to 10 years. Drink 2024-2035.

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