This lot is comprised of 4 bottle(s) of Vertical Sassicaia 2016-2019 - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1300 - $1800 with a reserve of $850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11597. In this lot you will find 1 bottle of 2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri (750ml), 1 bottle of 2017 Sassicaia Bolgheri (750ml), 1 bottle of 2018 Sassicaia Bolgheri (750ml), 1 bottle of 2019 Sassicaia Bolgheri (750ml).
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An Ontario-based collector who credits his love of wine to his wife, who grew up in the Niagara region with an appreciation for wine. They would visit and document their trips to over 100 wineries in the region, deepening his passion and understanding with each experience. Their shared love of wine took them beyond Niagara to the Rioja region in Spain, Alentejo in Portugal, and the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. His journey into wine collecting began in 2020. The first bottle he purchased exclusively for his collection was the 2016 Sassicaia, a renowned and celebrated vintage. Recognizing the importance of proper storage, he invested in a wine refrigerator to maintain optimal conditions for his growing collection. He sourced most of the wines from LCBO Vintages with exception to the 2016 Sassicaia, which came from Plum Market in West Bloomfield, Michigan in January 2020.
The scores for 2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri - The Wine Advocate - 100, Falstaff Magazine - 100, Decanter - 100, The Wine Independent - 100. The rating for 2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri is 100 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2016 Bolgheri Sassicaia is a wine of soaring achievement. I tasted this wine several times during the course of its creation in both barrel and bottle, and the highly deserved 100-point score you see here was enthusiastically assigned at the conclusion of a mini vertical in which I tasted and compared the 2016 vintage against 2015 (which I scored 97 points). It makes perfect sense to present these two excellent vintages in back-to-back comparison fashion because they are two of the best to emerge from Bolgheri, and indeed Tenuta San Guido, in recent memory. These are very similar vintages with long, hot summer months that fueled a long growing season. There was a bit more rain in 2016, and in analytical terms this vintage has a tad more acidity. However, the results in the glass are extraordinarily different. The 2015 vintage is exuberant, round, succulent and immediate, whereas the 2016 vintage shows pinpoint sharpness and precision (with similar grit and texture at the back). That acidity will carry it long into the future as the wine completes its slow evolutionary course. This wine is chiseled and sharp with blackberry, ripe cherry, grilled herb and barbecue spice. The aromas flow from the glass in a continuous stream and are all marked by radiant intensity. The mouthfeel is long and powerful. The crisp linearity of the wine's tannic backbone is perfectly measured to the volume and depth of the fruit flavors. To my mind, the 2016 Sassicaia stands tall next to the epic 1985 vintage that set the ultimate benchmark for vino italiano.
The scores for 2017 Sassicaia Bolgheri - Falstaff Magazine - 97, Wine Enthusiast - 97, Decanter - 97, The Wine Independent - 97, James Suckling - 96, Wine Spectator - 95, Wines Critic - 95.
The scores for 2018 Sassicaia Bolgheri - Wines Critic - 99, James Suckling - 98, Wine Enthusiast - 98, Vinous - 97, The Wine Advocate - 97, Falstaff Magazine - 97, Decanter - 97.
The scores for 2019 Sassicaia Bolgheri - Falstaff Magazine - 100, Decanter - 100, The Wine Independent - 100. The rating for 2019 Sassicaia Bolgheri is 98 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The latest release from Tenuta San Guido is the 2019 Bolgheri Sassicaia. The bouquet is up front and very expressive from the get-go. It offers a generous display of crunchy, dark cherry that hints at the extra concentration and fruit weight obtained in the 2019 growing season. This vintage will be remembered for the crisp richness of the fruit and its important textural imprint. It also shows fine elegance, bordering on the ethereal, with berry aromas, tarry earth and brushes of balsam herb or grilled rosemary. Sassicaia always shows an almost-glossy finely knit quality to the polished mouthfeel, and I find it again here next to fresh acidity and firm tannins. Mouthfeel in 2019 is the wine's strongest suit. The 2019 is one of the prettiest and most balanced editions of Sassicaia we've seen this past decade, along with the back-to-back duo of 2016 and 2015. The 2019 marries the precision of the 2016 with the rich fruit weight of the 2015. The score for2019 Sassicaia Bolgheri is 98 from Robert Parker and this is the tasting note -The latest release from Tenuta San Guido is the 2019 Bolgheri Sassicaia. The bouquet is up front and very expressive from the get-go. It offers a generous display of crunchy, dark cherry that hints at the extra concentration and fruit weight obtained in the 2019 growing season. This vintage will be remembered for the crisp richness of the fruit and its important textural imprint. It also shows fine elegance, bordering on the ethereal, with berry aromas, tarry earth and brushes of balsam herb or grilled rosemary. Sassicaia always shows an almost-glossy finely knit quality to the polished mouthfeel, and I find it again here next to fresh acidity and firm tannins. Mouthfeel in 2019 is the wine's strongest suit. The 2019 is one of the prettiest and most balanced editions of Sassicaia we've seen this past decade, along with the back-to-back duo of 2016 and 2015. The 2019 marries the precision of the 2016 with the rich fruit weight of the 2015.
