2017
DOC
2017 "Sassicaia" Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC, Tenuta San Guido
Decanter:
The 2017 vintage for Sassicaia was described by winemaking consultant Graziana Grassini as 'contracted and difficult, but it evolved impressively well with great strides during the oak ageing'. The wine shows a great intensity and elegance on the super-restrained nose of bramble fruit, layered with cedar, kiwi peel and a touch of oak. Surprisingly velvety, silky tannins and brilliant acidity are supported by creamy mid-palate weight with an amazingly savoury finish of cedar and tobacco.
James Suckling:
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.
Category | Wine |
Color | red |
Taste | dry |
Vintage | 2017 |
Grape variety | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc |
Bottle size | 0,75 l |
Bottle cap | Natural cork |
Quality level | DOC |
Origin | Toscana (IT) |
Alcohol content | 14,5% vol |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
Öko-Kontrollstellennummer Händler | CH-BIO-123'4'5^4545 |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
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vinous 96
decanter 97