Sassicaia

There is a reason Sassicaia sits entirely alone at the pinnacle of Italian wine, and the 2023 vintage is exactly what we were waiting for in Tuscany. Awarded 100pts from Wine Advocate, this is the vintage you absolutely cannot afford to miss. While recent warmer years have given us beautifully rich and immediate wines, 2023 marks a profound return to the classic, aristocratic DNA that made Sassicaia a global icon in the first place. This is a vintage defined by breathtaking elegance and electric tension. It is the kind of year that separates the good from the legendary. The nose doesn't try to wow you with heavy, extracted weight. It soars from the glass with a cooling, high-toned wave of wild mint, crushed graphite, cedar, and that unmistakable Bolgheri macchia . Beneath that lies a pure, perfectly ripe core of cassis and wild blackberry that feels incredibly fresh and lifted. So beautifully Cabernet. A "crunchy" energy that is the hallmark of a truly great, long-lived vintage. The tannins are ultra-fine; chalky and demanding, framing the wine with a rigorous grip that leads into a fiercely saline, mouthwatering finish that lasts for minutes. This isn't just a great bottle; it is an investment in one of the most intellectually thrilling, perfectly proportioned vintages of the decade. Will age effortlessly for thirty years: 2023 is exactly the kind of high-tension, classic vintage the smart money locks away and talks about for decades to come.

Rich ruby colour with a slightly light rim. Clearly characterised nose with lots of cassis and blackberry, fine spicy components in the background, some cardamom and cedar wood. Juicy, vivid fruit on the palate, grippy tannins, heart with a very nice flow, straightforward and very long, salty finish.