2006 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - Zachys/Mana tasting (Mana Contemporary (in Jersey City)): Maybe the show stealer of the night. It was between the French and the Cali and really came off as the best of both worlds. Cigar and leather and fruit. Pretty strong tannins. Almost an unctuousness to the wine. And a hint of minerals and salinity. Paired very well with the pork belly. When we did our recap a number of us (me included) had this as one of the wines worth remarking on.
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Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
9/21/2016 6:02:00 PM - Nice, as I have some sitting in the cellar alongside Ornellaia. Did you have the Ornellaia to compare with and what were your thoughts, if you did? I love the 2006 Tuscan vintage, and think that holding them is well worth the cellar space.
Comment posted by MC2 Wines:
9/21/2016 6:49:00 PM - No Ornellaia that night. We did do a '97 side by side tasting a few months ago and we did a tasting maybe a year and a half ago with the '10s. When young, I tend to prefer the Sassicaia which is more accessible. With some age, I tend to prefer Ornellaia. This Sassi was in a great spot though. Had some stiff competition at the table and totally lived up to it.
Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
9/22/2016 7:07:00 PM - Thanks for the follow up. I too love Sassicaia and the Ornellaia. Very reliable wines.
Comment posted by walkerjfw:
10/23/2016 3:45:00 PM - Thanks for the tasting note, I may be opening one this week with a good friend. Did you decant the wine? If so how long before it started to show? Any guidance before I dive into my stash...:)
Comment posted by MC2 Wines:
10/24/2016 2:04:00 AM - It was poured by Zachys as part of the event so I'm not exactly sure how they prepared it. Served from the bottle, but doesn't mean it wasn't decanted earlier (and if I had to guess, I'd say it was - it was still youngish).
Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
10/24/2016 3:26:00 AM - Very youngish. I would do a slow ox by pulling the cork 4-6 hours prior and pouring a bit of wine down to the shoulder and then let it sit in the cellar or cool dark place. Similar to a good Brunello that is on the younger side.
Just.my $0.02