2012 Le Difese
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The 2012 Le Difese is a bright and fruit-forward blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Sangiovese (aged one year in oak) that shows a point of ripe fruit or strawberry at the very start. There’s a frank simplicity to this wine that makes it a pleasure to drink without too much contemplation. That solid core of ripe fruit is embellished by soft contours of spice and tobacco.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Tenuta San Guido's 2012 Le Difese is a soft, fruity red to drink over the next handful of years. Sweet tobacco, anise, crushed flowers, dried cherries and menthol inform the forward finish. Le Difese is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese.
Wonderfully plummy and ripe on the nose, finely ground tannin, and slight spiciness on the finish. Delicate and light, but not thin – there is plenty of savoury bite and umami character on the palate to get stuck in to. (RH)
The 2012 Le Difese is a bright and fruit-forward blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Sangiovese (aged one year in oak) that shows a point of ripe fruit or strawberry at the very start. There’s a frank simplicity to this wine that makes it a pleasure to drink without too much contemplation. That solid core of ripe fruit is embellished by soft contours of spice and tobacco. Oct 2014, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Tentuta San Guido produces Sassicaia – Italy’s most famous wine. An icon from the Bolgheri coastline of Tuscany, made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, its rise to prominence in the late 1970s sparked the Super Tuscan revolution.