Guidalberto 2021 Tenuta San Guido

“The 2021 Guidalberto, San Guido's blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is soft, succulent and alluring right out of the gate. The supple contours of Merlot lend fleshiness to this mid-weight, racy Maremma blend. Ripe red cherry fruit, spice, leather and tobacco are nicely pushed forward. Best of all, the 2021 will drink well right out of the gate."  93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Guidalberto is the fabulous, Merlot-rich Super Tuscan from the same stable as Italy’s most celebrated red, Sassicaia. With a classic Super Tuscan Cabernet Sauvignon core, it’s a dark, sumptuous, cask aged red of supreme quality and finesse. Great value for a wine from one of the best producers in Italy.

Quietly, elegantly and almost involuntarily, the Incisa della Rocchetta family set to release the wine that would revolutionise the Italian wine scene creating a totally new genre: the Super-Tuscan. Tenuta San Guido is now a legendary estate and was first planted in the 1940s by the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who noted the similarity between Bolgheri’s terroir and that of the Graves. When, in 1968, Sassicaia was finally commercially released, it took the fine wine world by storm. Cementing its iconic status, in 1994 it was granted its own appellation – Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC the first, and so far, only case in Italy of a DOC contained within one estate.

The specific parcels chosen to cultivate the vines vary in altitude, aspect, and soil composition, adding to the overall complexity of the wines of Tenuta San Guido. the first, and so far, only case in Italy of a DOC contained within one estate. The estate yields are kept very low, 55-60 quintals per hectare, guaranteeing pristine grapes that will give life to elegant, age-worthy wines.

Following the exciting release of Sassicaia and Difese from Tenuta San Guido last month, we are excited to bring you the highly anticipated 2021 Guidalberto. Compared to the 2020 vintage, the most important characteristic of Guidalberto 2021 is a return to the estate's traditional blend, with a prevalence of Cabernet Sauvignon over Merlot.

This was a very positive vintage, in some ways even superior to 2019, which was consecrated as a vintage destined for a long and glorious journey. The meteorological conditions provided a good amount of rainfall, no excessive heat, and light winds, which have all favoured the various phenological phases of the vine. There was, in fact, a natural thinning of the buds, which favoured the thickening of the skins and good development of the berries. This has positively influenced the fragrance, fruit, aromatic expressions, and noble tannins: everything that determines the complexity of the wine.