2019 Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (54) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  4/1/2024 - Andrej.Morientes wrote:

  Nice, quite pronounced tannins, med plus acidity. No aging notes yet.

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  2/25/2024 - Chupeaka Does not like this wine:

  Medium+ body, high acid, elegant/modern style.
  
  Quite gently extracted and elegant. Tannins are pretty discreet but acidity is strong.
  
  It got fruitier as the night went on but for me had a strong capsicum/bell pepper/green note. This green note was distracting for me.
  
  One of the reviewers here mentioned tomato leaf. Could be right.
  
  For such a famous winery, disappointing!

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  1/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Welcome home again brother Andrew, and loved the Thaipusam public holiday gathering we had with WMK, SKT and LMC too.
  
  At the very last minute, the lads said lets bring Italians for Andrew to try - After some cellar-searching, I thought why not try this 2019 vintage of Sassicaia's 2nd wine. I was curious to see if Tenuta San Guido could produce an early drinking wine, with a little more complexity then their Le Difese.
  
  We had this alongside Andrew's very special Wild Duck Creek Alans Cabernet 1996, this was an amazing Old World v New World, and young v mature side-by-side.
  
  Light creamy vanilla nose, with purple flowers developing. I had simply bottle-breathed this at the restaurant for about 1 hour prior to serving. Have to say, this is in an approachable initial drinking window now, but wait 5 years for this to develop more complex pleasures!
  
  Blackberries, light mint on the palate, and refined but ever present tannins. Best of all, I enjoyed the lively fresh acidity.
  
  Blend of 60% Cab with 40% Merlot, and aged in French oak barriques, and a small part in American oak, circa 2 years.
  
  Vintage 2019 in Tuscany:
  April was very rainy, which helped stabilise the water reserve of the soils. The continuation of spring was rather unusual with rainfall and cold temperatures also affected by Tramontana winds.
  From the end of May, the weather improved, and from June, summer arrived with sunny days, normal temperatures and excellent ventilation (particularly at night).
  End of June - Intense temperatures, but this sweltering heat only lasted for a short time. The rest of summer was within the seasonal average, with July and August being hot months.
  
  At USD 50 - 55 this is a little much as a "daily" but I would certainly rank this in my Top 10 for a nice monthly bottle!
  
  Grand Imperial, Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  25th Jan 2024

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  1/25/2024 - RN wrote:

  This was so embryonic. Tight as a fishes ars…. etc. Air for 6hrs made little impact. Lots of fruit, tannin and structure. Don’t drink it too young-waste of time. This should develop into something very special.

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  12/31/2023 - AD_jutant Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From double magnum.
  Inviting smell of cassis, blackberry, and oak. Beautiful nose with medium intensity. There are other notes of jam, dark cherry and maybe plum. Black pepper, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.
  On the palate, it’s very young with grippy tannins. It’s full bodied with high alcohol. There is more blackberry and blackcurrant juice. Cranberry-like tartness and high acidity.
  Woody and slightly short finish.
  10/18

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