2014 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy Unit of Measure:1 X 1.5L Best Carraudes ever

Best Carraudes ever

this is an Estate that has really ramped up the quality in recent years

Richly concentrated

the oak is merely a vehicle

and the palate is laden with baked goods and ripe orchard fruit – yet there is a precision that pierces through these flavours

2014 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy Unit of Measure:1 X 1.5L Best Carraudes everTasted from barrel, the 2014 Bolgheri Sassicaia is shaping up very nicely since I tasted it last year. In fact, it has made reassuring gains in terms of color density, aromatic definition and specifically textural richness. This wine will be released in 2017, but is scheduled to be bottled in November of this year (instead of January 2017) in order to allow it more time to flesh out and integrate in glass. The bouquet shows slightly rustic tones of