2008 San Guido Sassicaia

Proprietary Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

DC 98 WA 97 WE 97 JS 96 VN 96 WS 94 W&S 93
DC 98

Decanter, October 2016

Dense, intense chocolate and damson colour. On the nose things are still very closed despite its age. Although the palate is heading to the splitting point where the tertiary aromatics and flavours are making their...
WA 97

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2017

The 2008 Bolgheri Sassicaia is a wine without a winemaker. The last vintage made by Giacomo Tachis was 2007 and incoming enologist Graziana Grassini claims 2009 as her first vintage. Within the context of this...
WE 97

Wine Enthusiast, February 2012

Recently implemented winemaker and cellar changes make this one of the best Sassicaias ever. This Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc blend delivers thick concentration and sun-kissed aromas of black fruit prune dried bay...
JS 96

jamessuckling.com, April 2012

Intense flavors of blackberries and flowers. Sexy and dressed up to go out. Full and velvety. Intense and juicy with velvety tannins and a long finish. Try in 2014.
VN 96

Vinous, August 2011

The 2008 Sassicaia is a rich, deep wine imbued with notable class in its black cherries, plums, grilled herbs, minerals and smoke. The 2008 is a decidedly buttoned-up, firm Sassicaia that is currently holding back much of...
WS 94

Wine Spectator, October 2011

Refined and elegant this is right in step with the reserve of the vintage. Blackberry plum cassis and mineral flavors play out with subtle oak spice notes on the finish where this flexes some muscle. Cabernet Sauvignon...
W&S 93

Wine & Spirits, April 2012

The original Bolgheri wine estate, first planted to Bordelais varieties by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rochetta in the 1940s, this vineyard produced a rich 2008 with dark, earthy power. The youthful tannins are edgy and...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Sub-region Bolgheri
Vintage 2008
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%
Closure Cork