Tenuta San Guido Le Difese 2017
Country
Italy
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Tuscany
Grape Variety
Blended
vintage
2017 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
characteristics
Body
Medium
Medium
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Medium
Medium
2017 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
The wine is distinguished by a good structure and is extremely supple making it very pleasant and drinkable.
wine score
90 points Wine Enthusiast
Made with 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese, this offers aromas of blackberry, charred earth, blue flower and a whiffs of oak-driven spice. The linear, elegant palate offers dried black cherry, black currant and licorice alongside taut polished tannins.
92 points James Suckling
A fruity, delicious red with currant, plum and berry aromas and flavors and a citrusy, floral undertone. Medium body. Long and caressing. The second wine of Sassicaia. Why wait on this one? Drink now.
Profile
Grape Blended
70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Sangiovese
Palate
A good structure and is extremely supple making it very pleasant and drinkable.
Colour
Deep ruby-colored.
Aroma
Elegant, complex aromas of red fruit.
Palate
A good structure and is extremely supple making it very pleasant and drinkable.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Cured Meat
Product details
Wine making notes :
A very gentle crushing and de-stemming of the grapes was followed by fermentation in temperature controlled steel vats (between 30° - 31° C, without the addition of yeast). The maceration on the skins lasted 9 to 12 days for Cabernet Sauvignon and about 15 to 18 days for Sangiovese. It was followed by pumpovers of the musts and délestages in order to soften the wine tannins. The secondary fermentation (Malolactic fermentation) also took place in steel vats.
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