San Guido, Guidalberto

San Guido, GuidalbertoThe 2015 Guidalberto is a delicious, mid priced red from Tenuta San Guido. Here, too the style is quite restrained for a wine that in the past has played more on textural richness and volume. At times, Guidalberto was richer and more voluptuous in style than Sassicaia, but the 2015 is done in a style that is more similar to that of its big brother. It remains to be seen if that is a true stylistic shift or simply a reflection of the 2015 vintage. In

There is a similar reserve to the distinctly focused and linear flavors that enjoy a seemingly unlimited reserve of dry extract that renders the fine-grained and silky tannins almost invisible at present though I suspect that they will become much more apparent once the baby fat melts away

which features a very strong note of cloves and smoke

candied flowers

This bottle of the 1996 is simply moving in its beauty

Moderate but not invasive wood sets off overtly floral red and dark berry fruit aromas that are liberally spiked with warm earth and spice wisps

It feels as if it underwent a warmer or longer maceration than its peers

floral and soft oak scents

almost iron-like note on the palate

flowers and stone

The 2000 was roaring from the glass when I tasted it in the estates Cote Rotie cellars

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

finishing long and mineral laced