2008 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri

(97 points) The 2008 Sassicaia has plenty of dark fruit and it is still tight and youthful. On the palate there is bright acidity and a vibrant, energetic quality about this wine. The tannins are very fine and beautifully integrated into the body of the wine. There is a lovely range of flavours with savoury, tea leaf, smoke and tobacco notes. There is plenty of depth and concentration but also great finesse. Priscilla Incisa Della Rocchetta notes that the number '8' is a lucky one for Tenuta San Guido. They released their first vintage with the 1968 and won the best Cabernet in the Decanter blind tasting in 1978. This 2008 is also one of the great vintages for Sassicaia. (SH)- Decanter