Der Sassicaia 2020 ist ein eleganter und vielschichtiger Super-Tuscan aus Bolgheri, bestehend aus 85 % Cabernet Sauvignon und 15 % Cabernet Franc. Der Jahrgang zeichnet sich durch ein warmes Klima mit wohltuendem Augustregen aus, was zu einer gelungenen Balance aus Reife, Frische und Struktur führt.
Am Gaumen überzeugt er mit reifen dunklen Beeren, Zedernholz, feinen Kräutern und einer mineralischen Tiefe. Die feinkörnigen Tannine, lebendige Säure und das Extra an Spannung machen ihn zu einem Wein mit großem Lagerpotenzial.
97 Punkte Falstaff
Funkelndes Rubin mit leicht aufhellendem Rand. Präzise und einladende Nase mit Noten nach Cassis und Brombeere, dahinter viel Tabak, etwas Rauch und Zedernholz. Saftige, viel frische Frucht am Gaumen, schönes Spiel von dunklen Kirschen und Johannisbeeren, feinmaschiges Tannin mit festem Grip, imn Finale satter Druck, könnte sich als Langläufer entpuppen.
97 Punkte James Suckling
A very perfumed Sassicaia on the nose with forest floor, citrus and deep dark fruits. Blackcurrants. Cedar and black tea. Some balsamic. Pine needles. Full and very succulent. Really long, structured and complete. Tangy and energetic with a linear line of fresh tannins and acidity. Very Sassicaia throughout. 85% cabernet sauvignon and the rest is cabernet franc. Very attractive now in a youthful and vibrant way, but this will be better in three to four years. Try after 2027.
96 Punkte Robert Parker
The Tenuta San Guido 2020 Bolgheri Sassicaia speaks to those who seek a more voluptuous, opulent and, ultimately, more accessible wine. This vintage is a precise reflection of Coastal Tuscany, as opposed to a more generic 'Tuscan' wine from elsewhere in this large central Italian region. You taste the ripeness and soft fruit weight that comes from a coastal appellation with especially bright luminosity and warm Mediterranean offshore breezes. Sassicaia from the cool vintages is a famously reticent or withholding wine in its earliest years, requiring a long lead time before it eases into an ideal drinking window. That's definitely not the case here. This wine is beautiful and compelling straight out of the gate, showing a lovely mix of dark fruit, oak spice, balanced freshness, textural richness, soft tannins and an expertly contained 14% alcohol content. The wine's immediate character is what distinguishes this vintage, and I wouldn't get too fussed by exaggerated cellar-aging ambitions. The wine awards sheer pleasure in its current form, with dazzling primary fruit and soaring intensity over the near and medium term.
