2005 Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia (1.5 L - Magnum) Non-strategic wines concluding with an elegantly aromatic

concluding with an elegantly aromatic finish

It is an exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon's and Cabernet Franc's complex blackberry/cassis fruit

planted between 1937 and 1942

Best from 2024 through 2035

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2005 Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia (1.5 L - Magnum) Non-strategic wines concluding with an elegantly aromaticColour : Red Producer : Tenuta San Guido Label Name : Sassicaia Country : Italy Region : Tuscany Sub Region : Bolgheri Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2005 Capacity : 1. 5 L Magnum Rating : Wine Spectator 94 Falstaff 92 Tasting Note : Strong ruby garnet, violet reflections. Clear hints of caramel, Stollwerck, delicate hints of ripe banana. Very sweet and rather soft in texture, fresh and already very drinkable, charming, mineral aftertaste,