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Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 1997
Dark ruby red. Blackberry, with lots of fresh herb and meat character. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and loads of fresh fruit and tarragon. Dill flavors on the finish. Textbook Sassicaia that grows in the mouth... Wine Spectator
Ratings on Delectable
George Chen 
Typical of wine media to poopoo in vintage notes. Often what deemed off years turns out aging better than most expect! Here’s the real hidden value in wine!
Typical of wine media to poopoo in vintage notes. Often what deemed off years turns out aging better than most expect! Here’s the real hidden value in wine!
9.2Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Probably my fifth or so taste of this vintage, and it’s always been amazing. At age 20, it’s a refined and very elegant wine with great depth and complete purity on the lengthy finish. Very impressive.
Probably my fifth or so taste of this vintage, and it’s always been amazing. At age 20, it’s a refined and very elegant wine with great depth and complete purity on the lengthy finish. Very impressive.
9.7
Robert Cunningham
Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop
Over extracted and hot. Far too modern to last.
Over extracted and hot. Far too modern to last.
8.7Adam Crane
This was an elegant example of Sassicaia.
This was an elegant example of Sassicaia.
9.3Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Memory lane 3.
Memory lane 3.
9.3Renaud Lesage
Everything you should expect from an aged Sassicaia. Still fresh, powerful and fruity but refined with a smoother and velvety finish.
Everything you should expect from an aged Sassicaia. Still fresh, powerful and fruity but refined with a smoother and velvety finish.
9.3Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Surprisingly light on its feet, yet with intensity enough to get my attention, this herbaceous and gently evolved version has sweet and more-ish tannins, juicy acidity and mid-weight stuffing. It ain't big, but wonderfully balanced.
Surprisingly light on its feet, yet with intensity enough to get my attention, this herbaceous and gently evolved version has sweet and more-ish tannins, juicy acidity and mid-weight stuffing. It ain't big, but wonderfully balanced.
9.3Andrew Lampasone
Owner Wine Watch Selections
A pretty wine with that textbook herbs and earth that is common in all of these wines a bit of peppery spice. Very smooth and silky sweet fruit with lovely freshness echoing that spice earth notes drinking very nicely but has the structure to age a bit more bit drinking so nicely right now it is hard to keep away from. Finish 45+ excellent+
A pretty wine with that textbook herbs and earth that is common in all of these wines a bit of peppery spice. Very smooth and silky sweet fruit with lovely freshness echoing that spice earth notes drinking very nicely but has the structure to age a bit more bit drinking so nicely right now it is hard to keep away from. Finish 45+ excellent+
9.3Seth Liebman
Wine Director/Sommelier
Very very solid. But not really wowing.
Very very solid. But not really wowing.
9.0
Inseon Hwang
Tobacco, pepper, leather. Dark wood. Forest dew.
Tobacco, pepper, leather. Dark wood. Forest dew.
9.7
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