CRITIC REVIEWS
Jancis Robinson
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot. Ageing: 16 months in barriques. Bright, dense crimson. Rich and lively – no doubt this is on the warm coast rather than inland and uphill but it does taste Tuscan. There’s a light mintiness, but lots of interest too. A complete wine with a beginning, middle and end.
Aldo Fiordelli
Guado al Tasso has evolved to this classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot - the Petit Verdot has been omitted since 2015. It confirms in this good, impressively fresh vintage the consistency demonstrated last year. The wine is full of straw, eucalyptus leaf and graphite flavours which mingle with cassis and cedar wood. It has a great mid-palate, which doesnt come across as over-extracted, although the tannins are still oaky on the finish and the toastiness is yet to be integrated. It will evolve gracefully.