Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 1999

Lobenberg: Dichte rubinrote Farbe und klassische Johannisbeernase mit Anklängen an Zedernholz, Gewürze und Lakritz. Im Gaumen kraftvoll, extrakt- und tanninreich und gleichzeitig harmonisch und wunderbar ausgewogen.

Falstaff: Mittleres Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, Randaufhellung. Sahnig-süßes Bukett, zart nach Orangenzesten und Karamell, Stollwerck. Nuancen von Cassis, Zwetschkenkrampus, mittlere Länge, elegant. 90/100 (2012)

Decanter: 1999 was a warm vintage and a very hot summer throughout Tuscany, but it was not as hot as 2005 or 2003. There was no rain in spring and summer, so the harvest was earlier than usual, starting in August and ending mid-September. The 1999 Sassicaia was undervalued a little when it first appeared on the market, and it was only appreciated later. This was because it came after vintages like 1996, 1997 and 1998 which were all excellent. Today this wine still looks sprightly and alive. There are aromas of sweet grass, hay, spice, and the fresh leather notes of a mature wine, but the nose is not oxidative or tertiary. There is a spine of fresh acidity giving vibrancy and lingering, fine, grainy tannins. This wine has aged very gracefully. 94/100 (2022)