2014 Sassicaia
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The 2014 Sassicaia is polished and expressive for the year. But it is also quite a bit darker and more concentrated than when it was a young wine. That search for a level of depth in aging that the vintage did not provide on its own also concentrated the tannins, which are a bit out of balance for the structure of the wine. It will be interesting to see if the 2014 gains aromatic expressiveness and layers. Today the wine is at once light in body and also tannic.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
More reviews and scores
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc. 24 months in French oak. Tasted blind. Mid garnet – looks quite old. Not star bright and without that much aroma. Quite funky and different. An outlier? Something a bit salty about this. Just a tad skinny and lean. San Leonardo-like. (JR)
This is my official review of the 2014 Bolgheri Sassicaia after having been graciously invited to the estate for various barrel samples spanning back several years. I have watched the evolution of this wine with a close eye and am impressed by how its real quality is diametrically opposed to the poor expectations of this difficult vintage. The nose is redolent of bright fruit and blackberry. Spice, tar and leather appear subtly at the back. The wine took on considerable weight each year I came back to taste it and this vintage was bottled earlier than average, precisely to give it more time to unwind and relax in the small confines of the bottle. This is a solid effort for sure and the wine is a stunning example of what it takes to make great wine, even when weather conditions are not in your favor.
Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Beguiling oak and cassis nose with a hint of cigar box. Very elegant and almost lithe. Pencil shavings and a touch of oak on the finish. Ready now and will improve but more something to indulge in over the next six years. (WS)
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.