2022 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy Chateau Monbousquet It’s rich but balanced

It’s rich but balanced

Full-bodied with seamless tannins that spread across your palate and caress every square centimeter

Joyful raspberry red

With a little aeration the red fruit and rooty characters expand nicely

What sticks with you about this global blend of Napa and Southern Australian wine is the intense and transparent purple and blue fruit

2022 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy Chateau Monbousquet It’s rich but balancedPlenty of red currant, cedar, iron and terra cotta aromas follow through to a medium to full body with graphite, sandalwood, red currants and fresh Mediterranean herbs such as thyme and rosemary. The tannins are chewy but polished in texture. This is a Sassicaia that needs three or four years of bottle age to come together and soften. A structured wine for the cellar. Try after 2029. 98 Pts James Suckling