Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri, Tuscany, 2021 (750ml)

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Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri, Tuscany, 2021 (750ml)

CI$486.00

100 Points Wine Advocate— a benchmark vintage of granitic, limestone clarity: immobile, time-capsule precision. Dark currant, dried mint and blood orange with fresh, firm texture and a profound mouthfeel. Clearly built for long cellar aging.

Country: Italy
Wine Type: Red Wine
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Blend
Bottle Size: Full Bottle (750ml)

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Rating:

100 Points Wine Advocate

Highlight:

This is a benchmark vintage, offering special appeal thanks to its profound sharpness and precision. The Tenuta San Guido 2021 Bolgheri Sassicaia remains fixed and immobile, like a time capsule of the vintage itself. One member of the winery team with whom I tasted used the word “granitic,” referring to its frozen, statue-like posture, a description I found especially fitting for the wine’s character. Whereas the 2016 vintage shows iron-like minerality, the 2021 reveals brilliant limestone clarity followed by dark currant, dried mint and blood orange. Cabernet Franc is reduced to 12% in this blend alongside Cabernet Sauvignon. The mouthfeel is complete and profound, defined by freshness and firm texture, and even when revisited nearly an hour later, this stone statue of a wine did not budge. This is a bottle clearly built for long cellar aging. - Monica Larner, January 2026