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2005 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Bolgheri
- Bolgheri Sassicaia
Label borrowed from 2006
Label borrowed from 2004
Label borrowed from 2004
Community Tasting Notes 115
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sean20waldo Likes this wine: 94 points
April 20, 2024 - Drinking extremely well now, good fruit core with a lightness of touch, not a dense powerful wine and lovely silky mouthfeel. Not a complex wine though.
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torawest Likes this wine: 95 points
February 2, 2024 - My first Sassicaia. It did not disappoint.
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Collector1855 wrote: 95 points
December 29, 2023 - Tasting dinner. Did well next to the Cheval Blanc in the flight. Not as complex and silky but very solid with lovely earthy notes and blue fruit. A good rendition of this wine.
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TannicBeast Likes this wine: 94 points
December 24, 2023 - Cab Sauv. & Cab. Franc. Decanted. Med ruby / garnet. Clean, med+ black cherry, red cherry, black currant, tobacco, mint, leather, w/ vanilla, cigar box, sweet baking spices from seamlessly integrated oak (24 mos. in French barriques). Nose is surprisingly youthful for 18 yrs. Dry, w/ med+ acidity, med med to med+, silky tannins & med+ alcohol (13.5). Med+ body, flavor intensity & length. Very well balanced & elegant, showing remarkable purity. More subtle than other Sassicaias w/ similar age, probably because 2005 was a solid but cooler, vintage in Tuscany. Drink now, not likely to improve w/ further agin. Questionable QPR, but that’s to be expected when dealing with the archetype Super Tuscan, and the only wine in Italy to have its own DOC named after it.
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jshufelt wrote: 95 points
September 7, 2023 - Out of 375, with a mold cap under the capsule. Decanted one hour before service. In the glass, a bit of auburn at the rim, but overall a youthful dark magenta, shading to maroon/black at the core. On the nose, cassis and a very faint note of mint. The fireworks are all on the palate - full bodied, with rich currants and blueberries on the attack, shifting into a beguiling mixture of fruit, graphite, minerality, and aged notes, over a supple, silky texture that delivers fine tannins on a long finish.
My experience with a vertical of Sassicaia splits has thus far been mixed - so this was an unexpected and very pleasant surprise. Also the only one of the bunch to have a mold cap...correlation or causation?
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By Susan Hulme MW
DFWE London 2022: Sassicaia masterclass, 11/5/2022 (link)(Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Susan Hulme MW
DFWE London 2022: Sassicaia masterclass, 11/5/2022 (link)(Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Michaela Morris
Tuscan Vintages to drink now, 6/15/2019 (link)(Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Bolgheri, Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
JA Sassicaia Vertical, 10/26/2016 (link)(Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2005 Tuscany – Ten Years Later (Dec 2015), 12/1/2015 (link)(Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
7/6/2009 (link)(Sassicaia, Doc Bolgheri Sassicaia red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/6/2009 (link)(San Guido, Sassicaia Bolgheri Sassicaia Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
1/15/2009 (link)(Sassicaia, Doc Bolgheri Sassicaia red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Tuscany: The Best of 2005 and 2006 (Jun 2008) (link)(Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Grange And Sassicaia 24 Hours Of Decanting Later, Episode #507, 7/23/2008 (link) 93+ points(Sassicaia) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-minty (Junior Mints); some black cherry components; some Maraschino cherry juice; TASTE-still very youthful; great attack (bright fruit, lavender); good, firm tannins on the back-end; this is a monstrous wine; will last 20-30 years in your cellar; one of the better Sassicaia's that I've had in 4-5 years; some nice cranberry on the back-end; some nice spices; many Bordeaux fans would like this (has complexities, roundness & good fruit -- the good fruit reminds me of the Right bank merlot based wines, but has the structure and grip of the Left Bank); this is a really nice bottle of wine; a little more open than yesterday and hasn't lost anything; has the grip, balance & structure to ROCK for 25-35 years; AG-93; GV-93+
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
An Exciing Day: Contest Winners, Ustream and Wine, Episode #506, 7/22/2008 (link) 93 points(Sassicaia) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful; eucalyptus / mint component; heavy black licorice (Ricola); TASTE-big firm tannins; great structure; love the black fruit coming through (Plum skin); brick dust; licorice; exceptionally intense; big & bold flavors; tons of fruit; very well made; great dark tannins; dark chocolate coming through on the back-end; this is a very seductive wine; I really like this; brings ENORMOUS thunder; great structure; great classic and subtle earth and dust components; explosively elegant; far superior to the last 4 vintages; will evolve nicely over the next 10-12 years; AG-93; GV-93
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Tenuta San Guido
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Sassicaia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Bolgheri
- Appellation Bolgheri Sassicaia
- UPC Code 084692492008
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 71 (1%)
- In Cellars 4,177 (67%)
- Consumed 1,977 (32%)
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- ProducerTenuta San Guido
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationSassicaia
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionBolgheri
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