Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore 2017 750ml

JS-97, RP-97

S$245.00

A big, very rich red with powerful fruit and tannins, yet always polished and beautiful. Intense vanilla to the underlying ripe currants and blackberries. Full-bodied, very tight and polished. Drink after 2022, when it will be more together.

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SKU: 020022-201775 Categories: , ,

Other Vintage:

2017

Other Volume:

750ml

Source: The Wine Advocate; Published: Jun 04, 2020 (RP-97)

From a warm and sunny vintage that produced darkly concentrated fruit, the Tenuta Guado al Tasso 2017 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is a teaser and a super pleaser. This is one flashy wine. This carefully calculated blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot pours from the bottle with a beautifully saturated and rich color. I double-decanted my sample before writing this review, and the wine’s aromas showed immediate harmony and intensity. The wine seduces and flirts with all your senses. This vintage caps many years of study regarding blending: The Merlot is slightly decreased here, and the Cabernet Franc is slowly taking on a more important supporting role. The Petit Verdot that was used as a peppery accent two years ago has now been removed altogether. The results are pliant, seamless and fluid, and that’s the big takeaway here. The wine is bountiful, round, supple and full-bodied. Unless you are decidedly not a fan of this style, there’s nothing not to love. I had anticipated more tightness in terms of possible hot-vintage tannins, but I am very pleased by the general integration of the mouthfeel. The Guado al Tasso vineyards are located not too far from the sea, at a low elevation of about 60 meters above sea level. The soils are alluvial with a unique mix of limestone clay and sand, with pockets of rocks and are generally known as the Bolgheri Agglomerate. Some 120,000 bottles of this vintage hit the market in February 2020.
Drink Date: 2022 – 2045

Source: jamessuckling.com. Issue Date: Monday, December 21, 2020 (JS-97)

A big, very rich red with powerful fruit and tannins, yet always polished and beautiful. Intense vanilla to the underlying ripe currants and blackberries. Full-bodied, very tight and polished. Drink after 2022, when it will be more together.

Product Type

Red Wine

Brand

Antinori Guado al Tasso

Vintage

2017

Volume

750ml

Country

Italy

Region

Tuscany IT

Appellation

Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Maturity

Drink Now, To Keep

Expert Rating

JS-97, RP-97

Sweetness

Dry

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