Community Tasting Notes 69

• Yorgos Likes this wine: 95 points

  April 16, 2024 - Dark ruby. Expressive nose with dark plummy fruit, cigar box, sweet spice, nuances of capsicum, vanilla, liquorice. Medium bodied, layered, with balancing acidity, soft tannins almost resolved, deep flavours with vibrant medium + finish. Great wine. 95-96

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• ThijsV Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 3, 2024 - BYOB dinner NOTK (Supernova hotel, Rotterdam): Despite 2 hours in a carafe this still felt a bit closed and young. Medium intensity with black fruit, herbs, licorice. Medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, long finish. A sweet note and raisins on the palate

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• Raizes Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 4, 2024 - 黑莓、黑李子、甘草、烟丝、黑巧、泥土和皮革，已经发展完全的香气表达。在丰富的单宁和较高的酒精之下，酸度并不突出，入口的感觉略显沉重，但饱满的中段口感和细腻的单宁质地，带来渐入佳境的饮用体验。

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• Andrew S-L Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 28, 2024 - Deep, dark, extremely smooth. Drank after a Barbaresco that - annoyingly - I opened too young. Whether the comparison with that wine kind of skewed my judgement I don’t know but I didn’t sense much tannin remaining with the Guado, if it was ever a prominent feature. Lovely nose, long finish. Not as opulent or extracted as an Ornellaia can be and while Ornellaia is probably considered a superior wine (?) I think I prefer the greater subtlety on offer here. It was decanted 2 hours before and continued to evolve really nicely during drinking. One of the 4 of us said it felt very much like a warm vintage claret while another disagreed; despite the obvious similarities in terms of grapes they felt the Guado had a distinct personality. Everyone agreed that, regardless, it was a great bottle. Reminded me how generous a good Bolgheri can be and also, whether you are drinking an amazing or a modest wine, that for me a wine being in its drinking window is becoming increasingly important in terms of enjoyment. I have no idea how much it will continue to improve with more time but feels completely resolved to me. Equally doesn’t show prominent signs of ageing (as you’ll see from photo (bottle next to glass on white table cloth with forks in shot…). I think it’s down to personal preference at this point but IMO there is no need to wait.

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• sean7711 Likes this wine: 95 points

  May 22, 2023 - Italy Honeymoon; 5/17/2023-5/29/2023 (Italy): Picked up at the wine shop at Osteria Guado al Tasso, and enjoyed back with dinner later that night. Very modern in style, vibrant nose - no formal notes but remember this being a highlight of the trip.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori)
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Bolgheri
• Appellation Bolgheri Superiore
• UPC Codes 088586002403, 088586005732, 4000127414984, 8001935002918, 8423037100017, 8806142721863

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• Pending Delivery 27 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,566 (62%)
• Consumed 921 (37%)

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