Sassicaia 2009, Doc Bolgheri Sassicaia
Red Blend
Tuscany, Italy
$199.95 (480533)
Critic Reviews (6)
Now increasingly accessible, the ripe and ferric Sassicaia '09 continues to roar but the gamy musk of the wild beast...
A bright, sophisticated Sassicaia which less flesh than usual but a beautifully stripped down, elegant aromatic and...
Tasted twice within two weeks and had very different reactions. First bottle, at the Blass Master Blend...
Lots of ripe red berry driven fruit with borderline jammy raspberry and strawberry notes and a little savoury pepper...
Strong mineral red fruit nose with cassis, black olive and savoury, cranberry, vanilla and menthol aromas. The attack...
Medium-deep garnet red, with some sediment noted. This shows age both visually and aromatically, with curious dried...
Community Reviews (2)
WS 93
Dark, ruby colored in the glass.
Even though this wine is still young, it’s very big, rich.
Concentrated flavors of dark fruit, leather, little bit of menthol and smoked meat.
Very complex and elegant wine, balanced tannins with long finish.
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