Tenuta Guado al Tasso • Bolgheri, Italy
Guado al Tasso is the flagship Bolgheri Superiore red of Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Marchesi Antinori), a Bordeaux-style ble…Guado al Tasso is the flagship Bolgheri Superiore red of Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Marchesi Antinori), a Bordeaux-style blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and an increasingly prominent share of Cabernet Franc (and occasionally a tou…Learn More »
$199
/750ml
2009 Retail Average
96
/100
2009 Pro Rating
Powerful yet composed, Tenuta Guado al Tasso Guado al Tasso 2009 layers ripe black fruit with notes of cocoa, cedar and subtle dried herbs, all shaped by polished tannins. The palate is dense and deeply flavored but remains poised, with a flowing, persistent close that reflects this celebrated Bolgheri vintage’s concentration and class. A reference-point year for Guado al Tasso, built for the cellar but already remarkably rewarding in the glass.
Bistecca alla fiorentina; braised lamb shank; aged pecorino cheese
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Guado al Tasso is the flagship Bolgheri Superiore red of Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Marchesi Antinori), a Bordeaux-style blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and an increasingly prominent share of Cabernet Franc (and occasionally a touch of Petit Verdot) crafted since 1990. Sourced from alluvial, gravelly soils in the so‑called “Bolgheri amphitheatre” near the Tuscan coast, it’s known for combining ripe black-fruit richness with polished tannins, tobacco‑licorice complexity and notable elegance, making it one of the benchmark “Super Tuscan…