2020 Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore

2020 Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore

2020 Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore Intense ruby red color The nose has amazing clarity of fruit such as blackberries, raspberries, cassis, vanilla followed by mint, bell pepper Palate: dry, with elevated silky tannins.

98 James Suckling: This has a wild and perfumed nose of dried thyme, sage, blackberries, cocoa, graphite and white and green peppercorns. Then dried flowers. Full-bodied with firm, tight and precise tannins. Vibrant. There’s so much character and structure. A new benchmark for this winery. More cabernet franc than in the past. Best yet? 65% cabernet sauvignon, 25% cabernet franc and 10% merlot. Try from 2025.

97 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: I’ve been tracking the increasing percentage of Cabernet Franc in the blend of this iconic Tuscan wine. The 2020 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is made with 25% Cabernet Franc, with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot. That this heat-resistant grape now makes up a quarter of the blend speaks to how vintners are gearing up to counter climate change. These are intelligent choices, and you can count on this wine to maintain that level of extreme elegance and intensity that it is known for (even when Merlot was a bigger part of the blend). Indeed, this is a new and improved Guado al Tasso with focused aromas of pencil shaving, white pepper and crushed stone that frame a rich core of black fruit. A fluttering of dried mint gives lift and power to the bouquet. This is a beautifully linear and powerful red blend.