Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2019

Toscana IGT

/ 5 ( reviews)

93pts, James Suckling, 2022

Guidalberto is the fabulous, Merlot-rich Super Tuscan from the same stable as Italy’s most celebrated red, Sassicaia. With a classic Super Tuscan Cabernet Sauvignon core, it’s a dark, sumptuous, cask aged red of supreme 93-point quality and finesse.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Full bodied, silky tannins, tight core of fruit, smoky spiced oak

Aroma

Redcurrant, plum and a fresh herbal lift

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

More information

Red - Medium to Full Bodied
Cabernet-based blend
Italy
Deep crimson

14.0% ABV
10.5 Units
750.00 ml
31 December, 2035

Fifty years ago, an unknown red named Sassicaia trumped the finest classed growth châteaux of Bordeaux in a blind tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon held by experts. That set the trend for Super Tuscans to become some of the greatest and most celebrated reds of Italy, a position they still hold today. Eschewing tradition they experimented with imposter grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon in particular, to make a substantial, ageworthy wine. Mario Incisa was the instigator of Sassicaia; his son Nicolò is the force behind Guidalberto. He wanted to experiment with Merlot, as well as produce a wine for earlier drinking. Today it combines dark, intense Cabernet with plush, ripe Merlot, aged in mostly French oak for 15 months. The apogee of Italian finesse.

"Plum, currant and fresh-herb aromas follow through to a medium to full body, firm and silky tannins" James Suckling
93 points