CRITIC REVIEWS
Susan Hulme MW
According to Tenuta San Guido’s director of winemaking, Carlo Paoli, the 2021 is the best Guidalberto he has ever made. The percentage of Merlot was reduced back to the typical 40% this year because the quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon was so good. The 2021 Guidalberto is very deeply coloured, almost black with a narrow purple rim. It took an hour or so to really open up, but when it did, it had a wonderful range of aromas and flavours. Cassis and blueberry, blue flowers, and violet and iris notes are followed by a palate full of perfectly ripe blackberries and blueberries wrapped in gentle, cream flavours. This is a wine of velvety richness balanced by vivid acidity, with very pure, focused flavours and aromas. Delightful!
Jancis Robinson
Full bottle just 1,258 g. This sample has followed hot on the heels of the 2020! Lively crimson. Far from the most opulent vintage of this little brother to Sassicaia. Its presumably designed to be a little drier and more austere than most Bolgheri bordeaux blends, but the 2021 takes this to quite a degree. Its like a red bordeaux of 2021 or the early 1990s! Really a very dry, slightly tart wine. It may well blossom with time.