Tenuta San Guido Le Difese 2021 750ml

Jancisrobinson.com, Feb 03, 2023
Transparent garnet. Light, fresh nose. Still pretty dry on the finish with pure fruit in the middle that's relatively light and with the obvious freshness of Sangiovese more apparent than Cabernet. Nicely judged and it tastes as though it may have seen some of the used barrels from its more expensive siblings. Should gain slightly more fruit and complexity with a year or two in bottle.

Tenuta San Guido is an Italian producer of wine and was founded by Mario Incisa della Rochetta. They are a well respected producer of a Super Tuscan wine called Sassicaia which is today one of Italy’s finest Bordeaux style red wines. The Super Tuscan first came about in 1948 when Incisa della Rochetta, who established Tenuta San Guido, used Cabernet Sauvignon vines to make the wine. For twenty years this wine was used strictly for family consumption until the wine producer engaged some international wine consultants to improve on the wine. Many years later in the mid 1970s commercial quantities were released in small amounts.

When you hear the term Super Tuscan today words like creativity, rebellion, defiance and freedom all come to mind. Mario Incissa della Rochetta had a vision and drive to make a blend of wine that followed a path similar to Bordeaux wines. This was a bold move since no one expected the vines in Bolgheri to amount to much with the salty air coming from the sea invading the atmosphere. Regulations from the DOC and DOCG were another limiting factor which held the creativity of the wine makers in check.

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