2020 Guidalberto, Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany, Italy

Description

The nose has intense aromas of cherries and blackcurrants with attractive notes that take on more cinnamon, vanilla and coffee flavours. The palate is vibrant and smooth, offering plentiful dark berries with notes of violets. The Merlot gives the wine freshness and a fruity pure character. Fine ripe tannins and persistence, a lovely round and warm mouthfeel lead into a beautiful finish. Perfectly balanced.

Filippo Zara, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (February 2022)

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2020

Maturity Ready - youthful (2023 - 2030)

Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Property Sassicaia

Critics reviews

James Suckling 92/100

Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium_bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too.

Drink or hold

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2022)

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2022)

James Button 93/100

Usually, a 60/40 split, in 2020 Guidalberto (Sassicaia’s little brother) is a 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. Spiced plums, dark fruits and cedar aromas lead to a palate of intensity, tightness and concentration, showing tangy and bright plum, raspberry, blackcurrant and pomegranate flavours with fine_grained tannins. Ages well.

Drink 2023 _ 2035

James Button, Decanter.com (September 2022)

James Button, Decanter.com (Sep 2022)

Antonio Galloni 92/100

The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super_attractive, mid_weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high_rent district.

Drink 2024 _ 2032

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (February 2022)

Antonio Galloni, Antonio Galloni- Vinous.com (Feb 2022)

James Suckling 92/100

Nice freshness on the palate with plums and berries and citrusy acidity. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a powdery texture. Hints of mushrooms. You can enjoy this young, but it will age nicely, too. Drink or holdjames_suckling, jamessuckling_com (April 2022)

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2022)

Monica Larner 92/100

The 2020 Guidalberto is taut and tight with plenty of tart cherries and wild berries. The wine offers great freshness and tension with bay leaf, spice, wild cherry and pressed lavender buds. There is a hint of black olive too. The blend is equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.Drink 2022 - 2030monica_larner, Wine Advocate (July 2022)

Monica Larner, RobertParker.com- The Wine Advocate (Jul 2022)

James Button 93/100

James Button, Decanter.com (Sep 2022)

Antonio Galloni 92/100

The 2020 Guidalberto is a gorgeous, classy wine. Less opulent than it can be, the 2020 impresses with its energy and drive. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint, rose petal, cedar and pipe tobacco all take shape in this super-attractive, mid-weight offering from Tenuta San Guido. There's a bit more Merlot in the 2020, but Guidalberto is increasingly made from lots that don't make it into Sassicaia, which explains the style of recent vintages. This is a terrific showing, especially considering the recent bottling. It's a fine relative value in Bolgheri's high-rent district.Drink 2024 - 2032antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (February 2022)

Antonio Galloni, Antonio Galloni- Vinous.com (Feb 2022)