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Michael Grimm

Eine extreme Kälteperiode in den Monaten Februar und März bereitete den Winzern der Tenuta San Guido in der italienischen Maremma in der Saison 2020 weinbauliche Herausforderungen. Doch Sie müssen den Sassicaia dieses Jahrgangs nur verkosten, um zu sehen, wie grandios diese Witterungsbegebenheiten gemeistert worden sind. Im Gegenteil, vielleicht haben sie sogar zu der hohen Qualität des Weines beigetragen. Denn die geringeren Erträge führten zu einer höheren Konzentration und Reinheit der Frucht. Aromatisch wird der Jahrgang von reifen Maulbeeren, Johannisbeeren und Pflaumen bestimmt, akzentuiert durch Anklänge spritziger Zitronen und frischer Waldböden. Der Gaumen ist harmonisch und zugänglich, mit großzügigen Noten weicher dunkler Früchte, Brombeermarmelade und Crème de Cassis. Thymian, Minzblätter und Anis machen sich gemeinsam mit Noten von gegerbtem Leder bemerkbar, jedoch dezent im Hintergrund. Strukturiert und linear fügen sich die ausgewogene Säure und die feinkörnigen Tannine mit in die opulente, ausladende, texturintensive Cuvée. Im langen Finish treten süßliche Sahne- und Schokoladennoten in den Vordergrund. Die Cuvée des Sassicaia 2020 besteht zu 85% aus Cabernet Sauvignon und zu 15% aus Cabernet Franc, die jeweils über 25 Monate in zur Hälfte neuen französischen Eichenfässern reiften. Doch Sie können die Flasche sogar noch gute 25 weitere Jahre lagern, ohne dass die geschmackliche Qualität abnimmt – ob Sie allerdings die Geduld haben, erst 2050 diese italienische Winzerkunst der Tenuta San Guido zu genießen, müssen Sie natürlich selbst entscheiden.
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Vinous

97 POINTS
The 2020 Sassicaia is a bold, rapturous wine. Dark, fleshy and expansive on the palate, the 2020 offers up scents of blackberry jam, gravel, spice, new leather, licorice and crème de cassis. Potent tannins are nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit. Sassicaia is never a huge wine, the 2020 does seem to have an extra dimension of textural intensity. It's an intensity that is hugely appealing. Estate Manager Carlo Paoli describes 2020 as a year with a long, rainy winter and a cold spring. "Temperatures warmed up in the middle of June," he explained. "July was very hot, but heat moderated in August. Even so, it was a year in which ripeness moved quickly, as opposed to 2021 when ripeness was more gradual. We picked the entire estate in 22 days instead of the 29-30 that is more typical." The 2020 spent 15-18 days on the skins, followed by 25 months in French oak, 50% new. Production is down about 30% because of selection in the vineyard.

- Antonio Galloni (2023)
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James Suckling

97 POINTS
A very perfumed Sassicaia on the nose with forest floor, citrus and deep dark fruits. Blackcurrants. Cedar and black tea. Some balsamic. Pine needles. Full and very succulent. Really long, structured and complete. Tangy and energetic with a linear line of fresh tannins and acidity. Very Sassicaia throughout. 85% cabernet sauvignon and the rest is cabernet franc. Very attractive now in a youthful and vibrant way, but this will be better in three to four years. Try after 2027. (2023)
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Wine Spectator

97 POINTS
Complex aromas and flavors of black currant, blackberry, iron, sweet tobacco and Mediterranean herbs are the hallmarks of this elegant, tensile red, which is already revealing plenty, yet still feels reserved, as though there were many more facets to be discovered. Superb harmony and freshness prevail, ending with a long aftertaste. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2045. 23,300 cases made, 5,300 cases imported.

- B.S. (10/2023)
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Parker – Wine Advocate

96 POINTS
The Tenuta San Guido 2020 Bolgheri Sassicaia speaks to those who seek a more voluptuous, opulent and, ultimately, more accessible wine. This vintage is a precise reflection of Coastal Tuscany, as opposed to a more generic "Tuscan" wine from elsewhere in this large central Italian region. You taste the ripeness and soft fruit weight that comes from a coastal appellation with especially bright luminosity and warm Mediterranean offshore breezes. Sassicaia from the cool vintages is a famously reticent or withholding wine in its earliest years, requiring a long lead time before it eases into an ideal drinking window. That's definitely not the case here. This wine is beautiful and compelling straight out of the gate, showing a lovely mix of dark fruit, oak spice, balanced freshness, textural richness, soft tannins and an expertly contained 14% alcohol content. The wine's immediate character is what distinguishes this vintage, and I wouldn't get too fussed by exaggerated cellar-aging ambitions. The wine awards sheer pleasure in its current form, with dazzling primary fruit and soaring intensity over the near and medium term.

- Monica Larner (2023)
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