The check out to Tenuta San Guido last February 9th was a time to look into the brand-new jobs and taste the brand-new vintages that will quickly be on the marketplace: Le Difese 2022, Guidalberto 2022 and Sassicaia 2021.
The red wine tasting happened as now excellent practice and remarkable custom in San Guido with the director Carlo Paoli and with the really young and close-knit group in the figures of Matilde, Alessio, Benedetta, Elena and Matteo.
Tasting is 2 thousandths in specific elements that are challenging, remarkable, not precisely timeless.
The 2022 vintage (Le Difese and Guidalberto) was a hot and dry year which followed the 2021 vintage which was likewise not really abundant in water.
The extended heat did not reach the greatest temperature levels ever (those can be associated in the last 5 years to the 2023 vintage) however it definitely in some way increased the level of awareness of the plants which attempted in every method not to enter into water tension.
The most essential variable in years like this is definitely the care and human intervention which can act in an agronomic method an effort to hold off the tension phenomenon as much as possible which, when it shows up with essential signs on the leaf system, is definitely far too late.
With excellent attention and a personnel all set to handle the plant, the 2022 vintage in San Guido is more fascinating than one might have anticipated. The business understands how to impress in the most challenging minutes (much like the excellent champs) and the 2022 vintage definitely represents no exception.
The red wines produced have a dominant however made up underlying sweet taste which offers excellent instant satisfaction and does not present austerity from herbaceous or less than elegant experiences.
Firstly, Le Difese is remarkable and has actually stood at a strong level of quality for a number of years now and the variation born in 2022 has no points of inability compared to the very best vintages tasted for many years.
This is followed by the tasting of Guidalberto 2022, a red wine of excellent value for Tenuta San Guido which, in addition to continuing rapidly with the building and construction work of the cellar, has actually definitely discovered a brand-new level of knowledge and intricacy.
The most obvious characteristic is that of softness and sweet taste as explained for Le Difese however it is the analysis in San Guido that definitely strikes in a favorable method.
A less tense and dynamic Guidalberto (certainly meaningful and fascinating however typically really comparable in character to Sassicaia) who has character to spare in the anthocyanin smoothness that has actually identified him.
A brand-new Guidalberto, modified in the contemporary character of excellent approachability and consistency, which has actually most likely taken the course towards what might be its occupation to reach optimal levels near to the business’s flagship red wine however without always needing to remember it and approach it in design.
From the problem for that reason emerges a really appealing variation of Guidalberto which it would be great to be able to envision predicted in time.
There was an extremely little herbaceous impression when tasted however it was inadequate to daunt the evaluation or to diminish the strong total vision of a task whose primary troubles are internal logistics and the option in sacrifice.
According to the group, the best troubles come across were needing to collect the grapes together as the various vines (generally Red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) reached best maturity really close.
As you can envision, it is almost difficult to collect whatever in a couple of days and for that reason an option was needed which likewise resulted in the sacrifice of some vineyards which are generally of excellent value in wine making, simply as an option was made in the cellar to enable some tanks to have a longer maceration at the cost of others.
The 2021 vintage (Sassicaia) was a focused season. Distinctly dry and not really rainy, nevertheless, it gained from an autumn/winter 2020/2021 abundant in water which developed outstanding reserves for the supply of plants in the warmer months. Spring began in line with the more timeless durations however took an unexpected action in reverse due to a significant frost that mainly impacted the whole Italian peninsula in the days of early April.
A consisted of greenery and a late spring (after the frosts it continued with temperature levels that tended to be low) added to regularizing the vegetative development and in some way caused the plant to be on alert from more phenomena.
In truth, for more phenomena we can consist of the extended dry spell which was contributed to the frost phenomenon in what was not the most well balanced year ever on the “cards”.
A dry spell, nevertheless, which has actually been possible to manage thanks to the reputable agronomic understanding which tends to maintain the passages in the vineyard with tractors, not to reveal the grapes up until completion, to produce excellent shading for the plants with more crucial foliage and with operate in various durations of the year to attempt to improve the soils with water and prevent their evapotranspiration.
With the sacrifice and the desire to see the grapes show up, albeit in a little smaller sized amounts, healthy and turgid up until completion of the season, it opened a late summertime and early fall to a superb high pressure that stayed over our nation and in specific over Tuscany and brought the best maturity of the grapes however likewise of the stalk which gained from a return of essential temperature level variations constantly valued and in assistance of excellent vintages.
” A lignified stalk like this, in which it was challenging to differentiate the grapes in the lot and the best calm throughout the harvest duration produce among the most fascinating vintages of current years, possibly in some aspects even exceptional to the 2016 vintage”.
With these words, director Carlo Paoli ensures us of the degree of complete satisfaction and joy accomplished in the production of this red wine which continues to compose the history of our whole nation worldwide and does so perfectly every year.
For WinesCritic.com Sassicaia 2021 is a completely fully grown red wine of excellent charm and gracefulness, character and mankind. This is followed by a variation (Sassicaia 2020) in which the brightness was more obvious however has something more that intrigues in addition to an unique silkiness of the tannins that is accomplished just in the very best vintages.
Sassicaia 2021 is a red wine that is instantly enjoyed however which we make certain can reach even greater peaks with the rising parable of red wines utilized by the action of time.
It is velvety, convincing, elegant, cutting however elegant, a real poetry beyond the focused season.
Below are the remarks and ratings of all the red wines tasted:
Red red wines
Manufacturer Denomination White Wine Vintage Rating Type Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri-Sassicaia Sassicaia 2021 99 Red.
Dynamic and well-rounded in its sensorial profile, it reveals notes of lavender, plums, hyacinth, magnolias, sandalwood, camphor, lemon peel and bergamot. Agapanthus, wisteria and gardenia flowers explain the secondary profile which softens and softens the matrix. There is intricacy and made up richness which discovers verification and strong charm in the oxidation-reduction video game. The body of the red wine is completely stabilized in the sip, reveals a complete and covering profile, similar to subtle balsamic existences and is animated by soft and velvety tannins and a direct and important surface. A variation of Sassicaia that is instantly satisfying and able to encourage at very first sight. A red wine that continues to compose and discuss beauty in Bolgheri in spite of the excellent modifications and troubles. Much better from 2027.
Tenuta San Guido Toscana Guidalberto 2022 94 Red.
Rich and well pronounced in the glass it reveals damp flower notes that mix well with dark and hot notes similar to black cherries, dates, dark chocolate, peppermint and juniper berries. The thin damaged stem emerges in the secondary profile however does not disrupt in amount. With time it turns towards strong citrus experiences. Complete body, completely ripe tannins less drawn out and astringent than more tense variations and an exceptional elegant surface. A variation that is larger than long and totally records the right analysis of the vintage. Consume now.
Tenuta San Guido Toscana Le Difese 2022 92 Red.
Juicy and appealing from the start, the sensorial profile reveals notes of plums, lavender, agapanthus flowers, white musk, cherries and lemon peel. Medium body, round tannins of outstanding quality and a yummy and direct surface that closes in the very best method. Definitely definitive and interesting. Consume now.
