Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2006 (6L)

Along the Tuscan coast in Bolgheri, a Cabernet-dominant style set the template for what came to be called the Super Tuscans, and this 2006 from Tenuta San Guido's Sassicaia belongs to that lineage, a red built on Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc. Bordeaux grapes grown in a warm Mediterranean setting tend toward ripe, structured fruit with firm tannins that reward patience, and this bottling comes from a mature vintage now well into its evolution.