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Sassicaia 1988 150cl

IGT | Bolgheri | Tuscany | Italy
CHF 1’729.60
Critics scores
98 Wine Spectator
The stuff that dreams are made of; the greatest Sassicaia ever produced. Has laser-guided flavors and structure. The pure cassis aromas have hints of mint and berries. Full-bodied, with a monumental structure of cassis, mint and vanilla flavors, full, supple tannins and a super-long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 1997 through 2000.
87 Robert Parker
The 1988 Sassicaia is among the most interesting wines made in this decade, although it does not surpass the high-performing 1986, 1985, 1984 and 1982 editions. The bouquet opens to savory tones of barbecue smoke and mesquite wood with cured meat, beef jerky and even a touch of white chocolate. The oak element is evident and has never fully integrated, despite the many years of beauty rest this wine has accrued in the sleepy cellars of Tenuta San Guido. Those exotic hickory or cedar wood characteristics give this wine unique definition. This was a very hot vintage and you can feel the weight of that ripe fruit. I have shortened the drinking window accordingly.
Producer
Tenuta San Guido
Italy’s most iconic wine estate, Tenuta San Guido, has grown even more into their reputation following a recent string of great vintages of the country’s most celebrated wine, Sassicaia. Established in the 1940s, the winery did not present its first commercial release until 1968. By 1985, Robert Parker reaffirmed their reputation, giving the 1985 Sassicaia a perfect score and ultimately putting the estate on the worldwide wine map. The single estate in 1994 became the first ever to receive their own DOC, Bolgheri Sassicaia. Distinction holds true in their production, from their second label, Guidalberto, to their third wine, Le Difese, each wine is unique and impressive in its own way.