Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Toscana IGT 2022
(Tuscany, Italy) - [WA 94] [JS 94] [WS 94] [DM 93]

About the Winery:
Considered the seminal "Super Tuscan", Sassicaia is one of Italy's leading Bordeaux-style red wines. The name Sassicaia (Italian sassi meaning stone) indicating a stony field, originated in 1948 when first produced by Incisa della Rocchetta using Cabernet Sauvignon vines. In 2000, the "Guidalberto" was born as Sassicaia's extremely precocious younger brother, made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. More accessible at an earlier stage, Guidalberto is a blend that includes Merlot, to add roundness and a silky texture.

Tasting Notes:
A full-bodied wine of intense red fruit flavor and elegantly supple texture supported by ripe, silky tannins. The Merlot in the blend is expressed in sweet black fruit with overall aromas of ripe, concentrated berries offset by restrained spicy oak notes.

Technical Data

Appellation: Tuscany IGT
pH: 3.46
Acidity: 6.1 g/l
ABV: 13.5%
Ageing: Aged in partly French oak and 15% in American oak for 15 months. Use of 40% new wood, 40% second passage and 20% third/fourth passage.

Points of Distinction:

• The debut vintage was 2000
• A second wine from the producers of Sassicaia, the famous Super Tuscan
• More accessible at an earlier stage, Guidalberto is a blend that includes Merlot, to add roundness and a silky texture

94 Points - Wine Advocate:
"Made with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the Tenuta San Guido 2022 Guidalberto gives you a good taste of the same DNA that brings us one of Italy's greatest wines, Sassicaia, but it's offered in a more immediate style here (thanks to the addition of the Merlot). This warm vintage opens to medium-dark concentration and very plump aromas that take you immediately to blackberry and blackcurrant sitting out in the sun at your local farmers market. The wine shows a soft and gentle side with a pretty level of elegance transmitted through the fruit freshness and the light oak spice that is discernible here but delivered with grace." - Monica Larner (Mar 2024)

94 Points - James Suckling:
"Lots of mint with sage and fresh rosemary to the currant and orange character on the nose, as well as some ripe raspberries. The palate is very refined with creamy and crunchy tannins that run the length of the wine. It shows a crunchy and energetic personality. Give it a year or two to come together, but it’s showing brightness for the vintage. Drink after 2027." (Feb 2024)

94 Points - Wine Spectator:
"This red is elegant, despite its firm structure and dense tannins. Black cherry, black currant, plum, tobacco, iron and rosemary flavors hold court, while all the components show balance. The finish is long, with a salty taste. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2038." - Bruce Sanderson (Jun 2024)

93 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Guidalberto used to be great value for money, and even though it's a bit pricier these days, the quality has also improved dramatically in recent vintages as Tenuta San Guido seeks to remove the idea of Guidalberto as a ‘second wine’ by building a dedicated winemaking facility and adjusting the blend. The 2022 is loaded with herbal and sea breeze scents among bright, tangy berries. In the mouth it is saline and precise, with a succulence to the concentrated plum and black berry core, and a gracefulness to the tannic and acid structures which weave through it. Sapid and incredibly moreish, with a beautifully ripe red berry finish, this really does stand up on its own two feet." - James Button (May 2024)