Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore
Tasted 22 March 2020
Bolgheri · Superiore
Pours a deep purple, with aromas of earthy blackberry and cedar. Same on the palate, with unsmoked tobacco, black plum, black currant, Christmas spice, incense, earthy soil, and some burnt embers. A fantastic delivery…
Dark and dense fruit laced with a perception of alcohol clouding the finish, this bottle needed the better half of an hour to blow of a bit of heat. Black cherry, date, muddled black raspberry,…
Tobacco and dusty dark red berries dominate, with a fine(ish) grained texture that provides body and movement on the palate. There is a rusticity here, but it doesn't distract too much from the…
This continues to impress, especially given the price point. My previous note applies, though this bottle was slightly stricter than 2.5 years ago when I last popped the cork here. It felt like it…