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83 Wine Spectator
From a year with excessive rainfall, it's quite soft yet still manages to offer pleasure, adding nice complexity of tobacco, wet earth, bitter chocolate, mineral and iron character.--Sassicaia vertical. Drink now. - PM (July 31, 1996)<br/><br/>
82 Robert Parker
The 1974 Sassicaia is weighted down by jammy notes of dried fig and dark berry jam. More significantly, it also shows a point of band-aid or of the proverbial barnyard smell that may indicate some contamination by Brettanomyces. You get an oxide note of caramel or Tawny Port as well. This wine feels aged and flat, and it lacks overall dimension.
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Tenuta San Guido
Italy’s most iconic wine estate, Tenuta San Guido, has grown even more into their reputation following a recent string of great vintages of the country’s most celebrated wine, Sassicaia. Established in the 1940s, the winery did not present its first commercial release until 1968. By 1985, Robert Parker reaffirmed their reputation, giving the 1985 Sassicaia a perfect score and ultimately putting the estate on the worldwide wine map. The single estate in 1994 became the first ever to receive their own DOC, Bolgheri Sassicaia. Distinction holds true in their production, from their second label, Guidalberto, to their third wine, Le Difese, each wine is unique and impressive in its own way.