Sassicaia Red 2022
Product price
$349.99
Description
Sassicaia 2022 is the flagship red from Tenuta San Guido, a Cabernet-based blend from Bolgheri in Tuscany that defined the modern Super Tuscan category. This vintage is tightly wound and structured, built for patience in the cellar.
The wine announces itself with red currant, cedar, and mineral aromas that carry through to a medium-full body layered with graphite, sandalwood, and Mediterranean herbs like thyme and rosemary. There's a floral brightness here too, with violet and red berries framed by fine, chalky tannins. The chewy but polished tannin structure is the engine of this wine, powerful and insistent, moving forward with muscular intensity. Juicy fruit lies underneath, held back by the wine's backbone, which should soften and open over the next few years. The finish brings playful notes of mint and sweet grenadine before trailing off with unexpected grace. This is a wine that rewards waiting, likely showing its best after 2029 as the tannins integrate and allow the fruit and aromatics to fully emerge.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Bolgheri |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc - Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Producer | Tenuta San Guido - Sassicaia |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
Plenty of red currant, cedar, iron and terra cotta aromas follow through to a medium to full body with graphite, sandalwood, red currants and fresh Mediterranean herbs such as thyme and rosemary. The tannins are chewy but polished in texture. This is a Sassicaia that needs three or four years of bottle age to come together and soften. A structured wine for the cellar. Try after 2029.
Several months on from the first taste in the spring, Sassicaia 2022's aromatics have come to the fore. It's really floral and bright, with dense violet-infused back and red berries supported by fine, chalky tannins. There's some very juicy fruit waiting to be released, with a saline and succulent, creamy and chalky background. ‘1998 was one of the best vintages in Bolgheri...for aromatic content, we can compare it to 2022,’ says general manager and production manager, Carlo Paoli.
The Tenuta San Guido 2022 Bolgheri Sassicaia is very much defined by its strong tannic backbone, and tasting it now, a year after release, that impression remains unchanged. A perfumed, almost floral component lifts the bouquet, which stays elegantly vertical and sharp despite the wine’s power. This is a little tank of a wine, moving forward with muscle and intensity, a character memorably described by Tenuta San Guido general manager Carlo Paoli as “a kid with a drum kit,” an image that feels both fitting and true. The vintage saw lower yields, down 18%, due to severe fruit selection in a hot and dry growing season. The finish brings playful notes of mint and sweet grenadine, trailing off with surprising elegance.