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2021 Guidalberto, Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (40%)
Not ready
(Drink 2027 - 2051)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 15.5/20
- Antonio Galloni
- 93/100
- James Suckling
- 93/100
- Audrey Frick
- 94/100
- Monica Larner
- 94/100
- Susan Hulme MW
- 95/100
Product: 20218015675
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Description
Delightfully vibrant black fruit notes on the nose, fragrant and compelling. Equally as fabulous on the palate, packed with energetic, dark berry fruit, vibrant acidity and the finest of malleable tannins, that’s a fabulous mouthful of wine for the money. Crisp and clean on the long finish, this will drink well straight away and give joy for a decade or more.
Chris Pollington, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Not ready
(2027 - 2051)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (40%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Sassicaia
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 15.5/20
Full bottle just 1,258 g. This sample has followed hot on the heels of the 2020!
Lively crimson. Far from the most opulent vintage of this little brother to Sassicaia. It's presumably designed to be a little drier and more austere than most Bolgheri Bordeaux blends, but the 2021 takes this to quite a degree. It's like a red Bordeaux of 2021 or the early 1990s! Really a very dry, slightly tart wine. It may well blossom with time.
Drink 2024 - 2030
Antonio Galloni 93/100
The 2021 Guidalberto, San Guido's blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is soft, succulent and alluring right out of the gate. The supple contours of Merlot lend fleshiness to this mid-weight, racy Maremma blend. Ripe red cherry fruit, spice, leather, and tobacco are nicely pushed forward. Best of all, the 2021 will drink well right out of the gate.
Drink 2023 – 2031
James Suckling 93/100
Aromas of blackcurrants, dark cherries, chocolate, ground spices and crushed rocks. Medium- to full-bodied with compact but supple and polished tannins. Shows savoury notes with hints of dried mushrooms and chocolate. Attractive with a lingering finish.
Drink or hold
Audrey Frick 94/100
Displaying a deep, nearly opaque purple colour, the 2021 Guidalberto is fleshy, seductive, and impressively aromatic at this youthful stage, with a floral perfume of crushed violets, boysenberry, and graphite. Composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot, it’s one of the most expressive releases of this wine I’ve tasted. Full-bodied, with a bright lift of acidity, it has ripe, tight-grained tannins and a well-coiled structure.
As it opens in the glass, it starts to reveal more earth notes with turned soil. It’s a shame to open this wine early, as it offers very impressive structure and will really start to show at its best 2-3 years after its release. The 21st release of this cuvée the first vintage was in 2000), 2021 was a fantastic vintage for the region and this wine.
Drink 2025 - 2040
Monica Larner 94/100
A classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the Tenuta San Guido 2021 Guidalberto shows tart cherry fruit with darker tones of blackberry and plum. This vintage delivers especially chiselled and focused fruit characteristics that are elegantly framed by light spice, cola and earth. This vintage shows a heightened sense of intensity and territorial identity that is the hallmark of this storied estate.
Drink 2023 - 2033
Susan Hulme MW 95/100
According to Tenuta San Guido’s director of winemaking, Carlo Paoli, the 2021 is the best Guidalberto he has ever made. The percentage of Merlot was reduced back to the typical 40% this year because the quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon was so good. The 2021 Guidalberto is very deeply coloured, almost black with a narrow purple rim.
It took an hour or so to really open up, but when it did, it had a wonderful range of aromas and flavours. Cassis and blueberry, blue flowers, and violet and iris notes are followed by a palate full of perfectly ripe blackberries and blueberries wrapped in gentle, cream flavours. This is a wine of velvety richness balanced by vivid acidity, with very pure, focused flavours and aromas. Delightful!
Drink 2024 - 2038