2022 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri 1x750ml

Vinous 94+

The 2022 Sassicaia is a very pretty, expressive wine. There s a bit more Cabernet Sauvignon (and less Franc) in this year s blend, and that really comes through in the wine s flavor profile and slightly bruising tannins. Dark cherry, plum, leather, licorice, graphite and incense give the 2022 striking aromatic presence to match its rather brooding personality. There s a bit of tension in the tannins that needs time to resolve. Yields were down about 20% because of intensely cold weather in spring, variable conditions during flowering and set, and then searing heat and drought throughout the summer. [Antonio Galloni, 02/01/2025]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2047

Robert Parker 97+

“The Tenuta San Guido 2022 Bolgheri Sassicaia reveals a beautiful fruit profile with fresh blackberry, tart cherry and Mediterranean tones of blue rosemary blooms and lavender sachet. I tasted this wine several times over the course of a few months, and it has already shown a happy evolution coming into slow focus like the faint colors that emerge from a Polaroid photograph. Indeed, the bouquet appeared more closed just a short while ago. The wine’s strongest suit is its elegantly streamlined mouthfeel and its contained 13.5% alcohol content. These qualities add to the silky cleanness of the mouthfeel and the accessible freshness of this vintage. I am confident that this bottle will improve with time. It requires patience.” [Monica Larner, 02/13/2025]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2050