FFW 2021 Wine Catalogue

ITALY TUSCANY

GUIDALBERTO TENUTA SAN GUIDO 2018 DRINK2022 - 2030

6x75 £150 3x150 £160

MEET THE GROWER Tenuta San Guido

This is much fuller on the nose and deeper than the Difese as themerlot component is evident. A deeper colour in the glass too. It’s aromatic and floral with red fruit and hints of plum, cherry and sumac. This is elegant and very well put together. This has a long finish and savoury style which will fill out with further bottle age. Very fine tannin.

Tenuta San Guido is an ancient family estate on theWest coast of Tuscany, first finding fame for its thouroughbred stud farm and only later being known as a winemaker. But what a wine it produces! Sassicaia is true royalty of Italian wine - first made when MarcheseMario Incisa della Rocchetta realised his stony soils closely reflected the gravel of theMedoc and planted Cabernet vines for his own cellar. Already hugely popular, it has gone stratospheric since the superlative 2016 vintage was awarded 100 points, following the 2015 being awarded ‘Wine of the Year’ byWine Spectator. It is known for its tell-tale hallmarks of elegance and finessematched with the Tuscan sunshine. Guidalberto, the second wine of the estate, is a very serious wine in its own right. Because it is overshadowed, it remains a superb value. It is named after the familymember who planted the iconic cypress tree avenue which marks the entrance to the Bolgheri estate. Le Difese, made for delicious early drinking, is a Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon blend named after the tusks of the wild boars found roaming the Tuscanwoodland covering the estate.

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