Tenuta San Guido sold by Angry Wine Merchant 2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant 2018 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant 2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant
Tenuta San Guido sold by Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Tenuta San Guido - Angry Wine Merchant

2018 Sassicaia

Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc

Italy / Tuscany / Bolgheri  / DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia

¥49,900
RP 97
V 97
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2018 Sassicaia – A Benchmark Vintage for Italy’s First Growth

The 2018 Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido continues the estate’s legacy as the defining standard of the Super Tuscan category. From its gravelly soils in Bolgheri, Sassicaia has built a reputation that places it in the same echelon as Bordeaux First Growths. The 2018 vintage shows restraint, finesse, and unmistakable aging potential—a true collector’s wine.

Tasting Notes

The 2018 opens with classic aromas of crushed blackcurrant, iron, and florals, backed by layers of wild herbs and tobacco. On the palate, it’s graceful and medium-bodied with notes of red plum, cedar, and a touch of graphite. The tannins are polished yet firm, with precise acidity leading into a long, mineral-driven finish. This is a vintage where elegance takes precedence over raw power.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Sassicaia is grown on the Tenuta’s original 75 hectares of vineyard, planted on stony, alluvial soils that resemble those found in Graves, Bordeaux. The blend is primarily 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques, one-third new. The wine then rests in bottle before release, ensuring integrated structure and aromatic lift.

Investment & Collectibility

Vintage after vintage, Sassicaia remains a cornerstone of fine wine investment. The 2018 is highly regarded for its refined expression and will continue to evolve beautifully over the next 15–25 years. Perfect for your collection, especially for those curating a global cellar of benchmark reds.

Vintage Insights

2018 was a cooler, more classic vintage in Tuscany, offering wines of balance and nuanced aromatics. Compared to the denser 2016 or 2015 vintages, 2018 delivers a Burgundian sense of restraint, making it especially attractive for collectors who value age-worthy structure over early opulence.

Explore Related Collections

RP 97

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 97+) This is a classic vintage of an Italian icon now celebrating its 50th vintage. The Tenuta San Guido 2018 Bolgheri Sassicaia lays out a familiar blueprint that borrows from the proven track record of this landmark estate that extends into the hills just beyond the Tyrrhenian shores of Tuscany. This vintage is crystalline and pure in its delivery, and if you are familiar with previous editions, it is impossible to mistake this wine for anything but Sassicaia. The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role deliver a graceful mid-weight texture that holds back style-wise in terms of phenolic density. The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit, the present acidity, the well-managed structure and the contained alcohol. The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive. The fruit maturity is spot-on with no elements that feel over or underripe. Overall, the 2018 Sassicaia weighs in with a svelte frame and long persistence. Moreover, it is distinguished by the archetypal elegance and pedigree of the classic vintages of the past. This new release gives you much pleasure to await. Reviewed by Monica Larner. Issue date: January 14, 2021. Drinking window: 2024-2045
V 97

Vinous

The 2018 Sassicaia is fabulous. Bright and beautifully poised, the 2018 opens with brilliant aromatics that make a strong first impression. Delicate and light on its feet, the 2018 is a regal wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Sassicaia is the most finessed of Bolgheri’s top wines. That is very much the case in 2018 as well. I loved it. A cold winter led to a late spring and delayed start to the year. May and June saw some heat, but only moderate temperatures. Only July was truly warm, with minimal diurnal shifts. Cool winds arrived again in August, and temperatures dropped quickly, especially at night. Mid-August saw some rain. Harvest started on September 7 with the Franc and wrapped up on the 29th with the last of Cabernet Sauvignon. The year favored the estate’s oldest vineyards, those on hillside sites. The 2018 spent 19 months in oak, two-thirds new, a bit more new oak than the norm. The blend is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Franc, a bit less Franc than is often the case, as Franc suffered more under the conditions of the season. Reviewed by Antonio Galloni, February 2021. Drinking window: 2026 - 2043.

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Same-day delivery may be available within the Los Angeles Metro area if placed before noon. Please contact us at (626) 714-7006 to arrange expedited local service.

Packaging & Warm Weather Shipping

To protect wine quality, all orders are packed in EPS foam shippers with gel packs when necessary. During warmer months, we recommend selecting Next Day Air service. If Ground shipping is selected during high temperatures, a signed waiver may be required to release us from liability due to heat exposure.

For OWC (Original Wooden Case) orders, bottles are removed and shipped in foam for safety. The wooden case ships separately via Ground unless otherwise requested.

Weather Holds & Free Storage

In periods of extreme weather, we reserve the right to delay shipment until safe conditions return. If you request immediate shipment during such periods, you must confirm in writing and acknowledge that you waive any condition guarantees.

We also offer complimentary temperature-controlled storage for up to 6 months from the date of purchase. Select the “Hold for Weather” option at checkout and we will coordinate shipping at a later date.

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We provide free shipping insurance for loss or visible damage during transit, per carrier terms and conditions.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
RP 97

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 97+) This is a classic vintage of an Italian icon now celebrating its 50th vintage. The Tenuta San Guido 2018 Bolgheri Sassicaia lays out a familiar blueprint that borrows from the proven track record of this landmark estate that extends into the hills just beyond the Tyrrhenian shores of Tuscany. This vintage is crystalline and pure in its delivery, and if you are familiar with previous editions, it is impossible to mistake this wine for anything but Sassicaia. The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role deliver a graceful mid-weight texture that holds back style-wise in terms of phenolic density. The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit, the present acidity, the well-managed structure and the contained alcohol. The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive. The fruit maturity is spot-on with no elements that feel over or underripe. Overall, the 2018 Sassicaia weighs in with a svelte frame and long persistence. Moreover, it is distinguished by the archetypal elegance and pedigree of the classic vintages of the past. This new release gives you much pleasure to await. Reviewed by Monica Larner. Issue date: January 14, 2021. Drinking window: 2024-2045
V 97

Vinous

The 2018 Sassicaia is fabulous. Bright and beautifully poised, the 2018 opens with brilliant aromatics that make a strong first impression. Delicate and light on its feet, the 2018 is a regal wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Sassicaia is the most finessed of Bolgheri’s top wines. That is very much the case in 2018 as well. I loved it. A cold winter led to a late spring and delayed start to the year. May and June saw some heat, but only moderate temperatures. Only July was truly warm, with minimal diurnal shifts. Cool winds arrived again in August, and temperatures dropped quickly, especially at night. Mid-August saw some rain. Harvest started on September 7 with the Franc and wrapped up on the 29th with the last of Cabernet Sauvignon. The year favored the estate’s oldest vineyards, those on hillside sites. The 2018 spent 19 months in oak, two-thirds new, a bit more new oak than the norm. The blend is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Franc, a bit less Franc than is often the case, as Franc suffered more under the conditions of the season. Reviewed by Antonio Galloni, February 2021. Drinking window: 2026 - 2043.

2018 Sassicaia – A Benchmark Vintage for Italy’s First Growth

The 2018 Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido continues the estate’s legacy as the defining standard of the Super Tuscan category. From its gravelly soils in Bolgheri, Sassicaia has built a reputation that places it in the same echelon as Bordeaux First Growths. The 2018 vintage shows restraint, finesse, and unmistakable aging potential—a true collector’s wine.

Tasting Notes

The 2018 opens with classic aromas of crushed blackcurrant, iron, and florals, backed by layers of wild herbs and tobacco. On the palate, it’s graceful and medium-bodied with notes of red plum, cedar, and a touch of graphite. The tannins are polished yet firm, with precise acidity leading into a long, mineral-driven finish. This is a vintage where elegance takes precedence over raw power.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Sassicaia is grown on the Tenuta’s original 75 hectares of vineyard, planted on stony, alluvial soils that resemble those found in Graves, Bordeaux. The blend is primarily 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques, one-third new. The wine then rests in bottle before release, ensuring integrated structure and aromatic lift.

Investment & Collectibility

Vintage after vintage, Sassicaia remains a cornerstone of fine wine investment. The 2018 is highly regarded for its refined expression and will continue to evolve beautifully over the next 15–25 years. Perfect for your collection, especially for those curating a global cellar of benchmark reds.

Vintage Insights

2018 was a cooler, more classic vintage in Tuscany, offering wines of balance and nuanced aromatics. Compared to the denser 2016 or 2015 vintages, 2018 delivers a Burgundian sense of restraint, making it especially attractive for collectors who value age-worthy structure over early opulence.

Explore Related Collections

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