Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore
Tasted 19 September 2026
Bolgheri · Superiore Purchased
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, mulch, dark soil, gravel,…
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…
This is progressing and smoothing out quite nicely since my last bottle a year-and-a-half ago; more seamless and readily willing to find a decent glide after about three hours of decanted air…
