John W

9.7

Guado al Tasso San Walfredo 100% Merlot. 2019. Deep, dark ruby coloration. Just opened, On the nose, dark cherry, currants, Florals, oak, and leather with a Touch of vanilla. On the palate, cherry, vanilla, and oak, full bodied and robust. Strong tannins. Will resist after some decanting. Red berry and floral fragrance more prevalent after a little more time decanting. Revisiting again after significant decanting: abundant black cherry, oak and vanilla and on the nose. On the palate, rather jammy fruit, black cherry and berry. A long finish of black cherry, anise, oak and vanilla. Bold, lush and strong tannins. Very, Very long finish. Complex and layered. — 3 months ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

9.0

E il nostro favarito sempre. Ha il corpo abbastanza, acidita bella. Senti un po amaro per finire. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

8.9

Tasty, but I would like it more if it didn’t have Cabernet Sauvignon in it and if they used less oak. Pretty rich and ripe. I prefer Felsina, Fontodi, Monsanto, Castell’in Villa, Rampolla, Isole e Olena and San Giusto a Rentennano to this! — 7 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.0

At Bicerin, Milan. — 7 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.1

Offerto dalla casa con un cheese cake con la pesca gelée di San Salvo — 4 months ago

with Kathrin

Steve Rura

8.9

Solid Dolcetto, but maybe less memorable than my other recent Italian reds. Blackberry, dried cranberry, very dry tannic finish. With rigatoni bolognese. — a year ago

Ivar M

9.5

Chez Amig, van Podere San Giuliano is een Pignoletto. Dit type wijn is sinds 2014 een DOC-wijn en wordt geteeld op de heuvels van Bologna. Het resulteert in een zuivere, frisse wijn met uitzonderlijk veel mineraliteit en iets aangenaams zuurs. Groene appel, abrikoos en een kraakhelder mondgevoel. Echt een bijzondere ervaring, mooi met jonge, zachte kazen, koningsmakreel, prosciutto en vijg. — 6 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.0

14% alcohol, really? Yes, but it only hits you subtly on the back palate. Burnt nose, hints of mineral. Peach or lychee fruit on the front palate? Dry wine, heavy body, a wine with a character. — 7 years ago

Abe Froman

9.2

Pretty smooth and no aftertaste at all. With the fishers for a nice super Tuscan before we dip to San Francisco.  — 4 months ago

with Jeff

Paul T HB

9.5

If Sassicia is 💯 points for 2016 you had to figure their other wine was good as well, give it another 5-10 years without any issues. 2016 was a great year over-there. This at $45 or 2016 Sassicaia at $400.00 if you didn’t buy at $175.00 early
Wine Advocate 94+ review as follows,

This wine is showing exceptionally well in this classic vintage. The 2016 Guidalberto (Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller percentage of Merlot) opens to a full and generous bouquet and a beautifully rich and velvety appearance. This edition of Tenuta San Guido's mid-level wine offers a bigger aromatic profile, more texture and more volume as well. Dark cherry and blackberry segue to spice, tar, leather and sweet fruit at the end. The mouthfeel is elegantly shaped, silky and nuanced. This may well be the best vintage of Guidalberto I have yet to taste—and you can get this wine at a great price too.
Just south of Livorno, Tuscany, lies the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC, and the Tenuta San Guido estate, where Sassicia is produced. The estate was originally owned by Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta, and has been managed since WWII by his son, Niccolo. A true pioneer in the Italian wine industry, his experimenting with the introduction of non-native varieties to Italy, resulted in the world-famous Sassicaia. In Italian, Sassicaia means "the place of many stones" and is used as the proprietary name for the estate's Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The vines of the Sassicaia vineyard were originally planted with cuttings from the prestigious Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. The wines of Sassicaia were so instrumental in creating the "Super-Tuscan" sensation that 1994, the Italian government granted Sassicaia its own DOC status in a sub-zone of the Bolgheri DOC. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats, and the wines are then aged in French oak barrique for 18 to 24 months prior to release. Sassicaia produces a second label called Guidalberto and recently released a third wine, Le Difese, that is virtually unavailable in the U.S.
— 3 years ago