Community Tasting Notes 118

• Papies wrote: 95 points

  April 6, 2024 - Lizzie St Supper Club (Lizzie St, London): What Keenan we add about this beautiful wine that we have been enjoying for the last decade ( Papies 94-96) and still goes strong.continue to deliver, so effortlessly elegant and always a beautiful experience. Some decanting advisable and frankly where is a 94 or 96 is a function of our own sensory status at a given time. Magical once again 95+

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• Papies wrote: 96 points

  February 3, 2024 - The power of a story grows with every retelling (Restaurant Story, London): Requires decanting. A good hour is advisable.
  We love this vintage of Sassicaia and we have followed over the last decade on a dozon or so occasions and never failed us ( Papies 94-96) and was no different on this day.
  We love how this keeps evolving , adding complexity and new layers of flavour from the secondary elements but not losing its energy and fruit . Soft spice good, light herby edge and we could go on here. Truth is we don’t need to. Another magnificent performance and an easy 95-96. Another good decade in it too to go as a minimum.

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• CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 6, 2024 - Exotic wood, herbs, leather in the nose. Medium bodied, well structured, subtle and juicy, with ample aromatic complexity. Mature, almost creamy dark berries, tobacco, leather, sous-bois, sage, pencil-shave. Somewhat below expectations (and market value), but overall enjoyable. Drink now and for another 3 years.

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• joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 points

  September 12, 2023 - Poured from a perfect condition 375ml bottle, this was so bright and fresh! Time has softened this up a bit, but it still packs a nice punch of acidity and structure, but with lovely balance and depth.

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• wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 15, 2023 - Beautiful nose. Just approaching maturity. Blackberry, bellpepper, dried red fruits, bit of undergrowth cedar, cinnamon, tobacco, cool soil, leather, dark chocolate.
  
  Silky, round and sensual. With good mid palate focus. Flavours of sweet ripe fruits, pencil shavings and dustiness emerged. 1

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• 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 134 (3%)
• In Cellars 2,443 (63%)
• Consumed 1,301 (34%)

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