Tenuta San Guido 2006 Sassicaia Bolgheri

WA 97pts. - Acccording to the Wine Advocate: The 2006 Sassicaia may very well go down as one of the all-time great recent vintages for this Tuscan thoroughbred. The year started off very warm but by August evening temperatures had moderated, leaving the fruit with a stunning combination of ripeness, perfume, acidity and tannin. The wine is simply glorious, that’s all there is to it. Layers of dark fruit meld into smoke, leather, violets, menthol, earthiness and tar as this profound wine opens up in the glass. The creamy, silky finish lasts an eternity, as waves of fruit caress the tannins with breathtaking elegance. Everything is in the right place in this magical Sassicaia. This is one for the ages. In a word: Awesome. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2031. - Winemaker Notes - Sassicaia is today considered to be one of the greatest of Italy's wines both for its extremely high and consistent level of quality as well as for the creative, intuitive spirit of a revolutionary breed of new Italian wines it represents. As of the 1995 vintage, revisions to D.O.C. law granted Sassicaia its own appellation of origin. Universally acclaimed by the world's most respected palates, this great wine remains the legacy of its creator, Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta.