2011 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy burgundy stone fruit and a firm

stone fruit and a firm mineral grip

it’s got lip-puckering tension and salinity

tobacco and allspice flourishes

while the vibrant

tropically-leaning flavours and open-knit personality

2011 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy burgundy stone fruit and a firmThe 2011 Sassicaia comes from a vintage with a cold winter, a mild spring with abundant rains and a very good difference in temperatures between night and day during the summer, and there were sunny days during the harvest. You can feel this sunny, bright personality in the wine. The nose is open and accessible with bright red fruit and cream aromas. On the palate, there are contrasting flavours which are a little green and firm, but these are