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2000 Sassicaia
Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany, Italy
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2018 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 75cl Available In Bond
2019 Le Difese, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 75cl Available In Bond
TASTING NOTES
Le Difese offers a taste of the estate behind Sassicaia immediately on release. The name is a local term for the tusks of a wild boar. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese, the wine offers bright, crunchy red cherries and damson, with a herbal lift of fennel and tea leaves and a hint of bonfire woodsmoke. The 2017 vintage...
more2017 Le Difese, Tenuta San Guido
Magnum 150cl £37.36
TASTING NOTES
Very deep colour with a delicate mineral nose. On the palate the wine bursts with ripe blackcurrant fruit and elegant herbaceous notes, wrapped around a super fine, grainy tannic structure. As ever, beautifully dissolved oak and vanilla nuances merge with a haunting mineral quality. The core of acidity is ripe and assertive - lifting the cassis fruit emphasis and giving...
more2005 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido
Bottle 37.5cl £123.84
