Antinori Guado al Tasso Matarocchio 2016

Antinori Guado al Tasso Matarocchio 2016

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Tuscany - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Antinori Guado al Tasso Matarocchio 2016

Colour

Very intense ruby red.

Bouquet

Offers an unusually important complexity with hints of mint which fuse with notes of peppery chocolate, plums, and toasted coffee.

Flavour

It has full, enveloping, and long with tannins which are both silky and vibrant. The finish and aftertaste offer, once again, mint and dark chocolate. An exceptionally complete wine with a great ageing potential, an authentic high level expression of pure Cabernet Franc.

Pairing

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Antinori Guado al Tasso Matarocchio 2016
Type Red still
Classification DOC Bolgheri Rosso Superiore
Year 2016
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Cabernet Franc
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
History The Guado al Tasso estate is located in the small but prestigious Bolgheri DOC, on the coast of upper Maremma, about one hundred kilometers southwest from Florence. This appellation has a relatively recent history, DOC Bolgheri was approved in 1995 and since then it has become an internationally recognized reference point for the Italian and international winemaking arena. The estate covers an area of 320 hectares (790 acres) planted with vines, set in a beautiful plain encircled by rolling hillsides known as the "Bolgheri Amphitheatre" due to its particular shape. The vineyards are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Vermentino. The nearby sea provides a mild climate with constant breezes that mitigate summer heat and alleviate harsh winter weather, maintaining a clear sky and a high level of sunlight exposure.
Origin Bolgheri (LI)
Harvest Final 10 days of September.
Vinification The crop was picked by hand and, after a careful berry by berry selection process, the grapes were given a soft pressing and a cold pre-fermentation maceration of the skins on the must; the fermentation itself then followed.
Ageing The wine went into new 60 gallon French oak barrels, where it went through a complete malolactic fermentation and aged for 18 months. At the end of the ageing period, but only after careful tasting process, the finest barrels were chosen and assembled for the production of the wine. It then stayed for a further 12 months in bottle before commercial release.
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Robert Parker
97/100 
2016
Vinous
98/100 
2016
xtraWine
99/100 
2016
James Suckling
94/100 
2019
Decanter
97/100 
2015
Veronelli
 
3 gold stars - One of the best wines ever. Top rated for at least 3 years. 2011
Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori)
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The Guado al Tasso estate is located on the Tuscan coast about a 100 kilometres South-West of Florence. The surface area of the estate is over 1,000 hectares, 300 of which are planted with vines. The estate was part of feudal lands belonging to the D...

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