• Year 2013
• Colour Red
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• Sub Region Bolgheri
• Designation
• Classification
• Pack Size 6x75cl
• ABV 14.5°
• Drinking Window 2017 - 2035
• Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
• LWIN 109536220130600750

• 97 James Suckling  

  This is a very sleek and racy wine with lots of stone, white-pepper and fresh-rosemary character. Then it takes off with dried ripe fruits such as currants and blueberries. Dark chocolate, too. This a real mouthful yet remains agile and powerful. Linear and long finish. Great precision. Best ever from Guado al Tasso?

  
  
• 96 Wine Advocate  

  This is a fantastic wine. The 2013 Bolgheri Superiore Guado Al Tasso reveals soaring aromas of dark fruit, plum, blackberry, savory spice, tobacco and leather. The results are seamless, harmonious and generous in intensity. This is the quintessential red blend from Coastal Tuscany (made with 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot) and the 2013 vintage is particularly rooted in a profound sense of place. I am reminded of the macchia mediterranea, or Mediterranean shrub, that grows so wild and free in this relatively untouched part of Tuscany. This is an excellent wine that shows its winemaking pedigree, but make no mistake: It is a proud Tuscan at heart. Some 140,000 bottles are produced (which is pretty amazing considering the quality).

  
  

  Drinking Window: 2017 - 2035

  Reviewer Name: Monica Larner

  Review Date: 28th October 2016

• 95 Vinous  

  Antinori's 2013 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is ripe, voluptuous and racy, with striking aromatics that sit on top of a core of voluptuous, racy fruit. A classic Bolgheri wine, Guado al Tasso offers plenty of rich, sumptuous fruit and textural resonance. A good dose of new French oak (from a move towards Taransaud and François Frères barrels) adds raciness and toasty notes, but those characteristics marry nicely with the expression of fruit that is so typical of the Tuscan coast. Rose petal, lavender and new leather add striking aromatic lift as the wine opens up in the glass. The 2013 is a terrific Guado al Tasso.

  
  
• 94 Wine Spectator  

  A bit reticent, with black cherry, black currant and herb flavors married to a supple texture and fine-grained tannins. The long finish shows promise, but this will need a few years to flesh out. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2018 through 2027. 750 cases imported.

  
  

Antinori

An astounding 26 generations have built Antinori’s international reputation since its founding in Tuscany in 1385. Certainly one of the most famous wine families in Italian wine, it has benefitted from bold innovation encapsulated by their flagship wine, one of the original "Super Tuscans" - Tignanello.

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