2007 GUADO AL TASSO - Antinori - Bolgheri Superiore Tuscany ITALY - RED

The 2007 Guado al Tasso screams of Bolgheri. Sweet grilled herbs, mocha, spices and black cherry jam are woven into a generous, expansive frame. There is a wonderful sense of richness and warmth to the fruit that carries through to the round harmonious finish, where clean, minerally notes add freshness. This is simply gorgeous today, but it is young, and the oak needs to integrate. Still, it is impossible not to admire the 2007 Guado al Tasso. In 2007 Guado al Tasso is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The late ripening Cabernet Franc, used in place of Syrah for the first time in 2007, adds a measure of freshness that had often been missing in previous vintages.

All reviews below are for vintage 2005.

Excellent bouquet. Antinori never produce bad wine, I suppose. Notes of chocolate, fruits full of berry, oak and bit of spice. Good structure, complex to palate, and good decent length.

Very dark and inky vanilla bacon berries. very lush and polished. chewy, black fruit with liquorice on the finish. polished tannins.

A dense ruby with purple highlights, the wine is loaded with aromas and flavors of perfectly ripe blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, minerals, sage, and thyme.
Long finish with a good amount of tannin.

The 2007 Guado al Tasso screams of Bolgheri. Sweet grilled herbs, mocha, spices and black cherry jam are woven into a generous, expansive frame. There is a wonderful sense of richness and warmth to the fruit that carries through to the round harmonious finish, where clean, minerally notes add freshness. This is simply gorgeous today, but it is young, and the oak needs to integrate. Still, it is impossible not to admire the 2007 Guado al Tasso. In 2007 Guado al Tasso is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The late ripening Cabernet Franc, used in place of Syrah for the first time in 2007, adds a measure of freshness that had often been missing in previous vintages.
(Posted on 25/07/2011)

All reviews below are for vintage 2005. (Posted on 22/11/2010)

Excellent bouquet. Antinori never produce bad wine, I suppose. Notes of chocolate, fruits full of berry, oak and bit of spice. Good structure, complex to palate, and good decent length. (Posted on 05/09/2009)

Very dark and inky vanilla bacon berries. very lush and polished. chewy, black fruit with liquorice on the finish. polished tannins. (Posted on 05/09/2009)

A dense ruby with purple highlights, the wine is loaded with aromas and flavors of perfectly ripe blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, minerals, sage, and thyme.
Long finish with a good amount of tannin. (Posted on 05/09/2009)