2015 Guado al Tasso, Bolgheri Superiore, Antinori, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (20%), Cabernet Franc (18%), Petit Verdot (2%)
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2022 - 2050)
- Monica Larner
- 97/100
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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2022 - 2050)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (20%), Cabernet Franc (18%), Petit Verdot (2%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Antinori
Critics reviews
Monica Larner 97/100
The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Guado Al Tasso is another star performer from a vintage that was tailor-made by some higher being specifically for the blended red wines of Tuscany. This mix of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot slides seamlessly right in there with our highest expectations of the iconic vintage. The wine offers beautiful intensity and purity, yet it also delivers balanced power and lasting persistence. This is a baritone expression from Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast with impenetrable black fruit, chocolate and tobacco followed by rich concentration and tightly knit texture. I tasted this wine next to a barrel sample of the unfinished 2016 vintage. This vintage appears more exuberant and opulent at this early stage. Some 120,000 bottles were made.
About this wine
Bolgheri
A new DOC in the coastal Maremma region, Bolgheri first rose to prominence during the 1970s with the emergence of the so-called Super Tuscan wines like Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Having won universal acclaim and selling for unprecedented prices, the authorities relented and awarded Bolgheri its own DOC. The actions of the Super Tuscans inspired a generation in Italy, even if some of the wines here have lost a little of their lustre since.
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