Guado al Tasso

In the glass

Aroma: cassis, graphite, violet, sweet cedar

Palate: blackcurrant, iron, polished oak, tobacco

Antinori's flagship Bolgheri Superiore DOC, a polished Bordeaux blend from the family's coastal Bolgheri estate.

What it pairs with

• Rib of beef, dry-aged Find rib of beef, dry-aged on TableJourney →
  Bolgheri Cabernet structure for dry-aged beef.
• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  T-bone classic with Bordeaux-blend weight.
• Aged hard cheese with truffle honey
  Sweet umami amplifies the wine's cedar.

History

Antinori's Bolgheri flagship, first vintage 1990 from the family's coastal estate established 1932. Bolgheri Superiore DOC.

1. 1990 — First Guado al Tasso vintage

Facts

Producer

Tenuta Guado al Tasso

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (10%), Petit Verdot (5%)

Classification

Bolgheri Superiore DOC

Oak

18 months in French oak barriques, around half new

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 130 to 220 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Scores

• Wine Advocate 97 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2018)
• Vinous 97 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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