2013 Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso 0,75lt.

2013 Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso 0,75lt.

£190.00
  • Producer: Marchesi Antinori
  • Vintage: 2013
  • ABV: 14 % Vol.
  • Grape: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and occasionally a small amount of Petit Verdot 2%
  • Italian Quality Road: DOC Toscana
  • Serving Temperature: 16/18º C.
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2013 Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso 0,75lt.
£190.00
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2013 Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso 0,75lt.
£190.00

The 2013 Guado al Tasso is a wine of great elegance and finesse, silkier and more vibrant than ever. In a cool vintage, one with a very long growing season, the Cabernet Sauvignon (55%) brought notes of aromatic herbs and mint along with crisp tannins which added length. The Merlot (25%) gave concentration and texture and ample sensations of plums and blackberries. The characterful Cabernet Franc (18%) contributed aromatic and flavor elegance, intensifying the finish and aftertaste with notes of liquorice and cassis. And, finally, the Petit Verdot (2%) combined very well with other varieties, underlining the wine’s spiciness.     

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The 2013 vintage was, on the whole, a cool one, above all during the spring in September. The summer months, warm and sunny, but without excessively high peak temperatures, assisted in a proper, unstressed growth both of the grapes and of vine vegetation.. At the end of August, it was necessary to proceed with manual leaf removal to achieve the extract and complexity which characterize Guado al Tasso. September gave us lovely sunny days and cooler than usual nights, ideal conditions for balance between sugar accumulation and aromatic ripeness. In conclusion, a cool vintage which gave excellent fruits.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and occasionally a small amount of Petit Verdot to best represent the complex and elegant terroir found in Bolgheri. This wine has been produced since 1990 from vineyards on alluvial soils whose composition ranges from clay-sand to clay-loam with rocky deposits known as “scheletro”.

The Guado al Tasso estate’s most characteristic geographic feature is the Bolgheri Amphitheater, a beautiful plain encircled by rolling hillsides that faces the Tyrrhenian Sea. The shape of the territory creates a unique microclimate with beneficial temperature fluctuations.

The estate’s vineyards are located at the foot of the amphitheater, an optimal position as cold nocturnal breezes cool down the vines. These particular climatic conditions give the grapes pronounced aromas and guarantee a perfect ripening of the berries.

Guado al Tasso added the Antinori family’s historic family crest on the capsules. Guado al Tasso designed a label with the Della Gherardesca family crest and the initials DG as a tribute to the former estate owners.

Maturation: As in everyvintage, the crop is fermented vineyard block byvineyard block and parcel by parcel on the basis of the specific characteristics of each single plot. Fermentation and skin contact lasted for 15-20 daysand were carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. After the wine was run off its skins, the finest lots went directlyinto new, 60 gallon French oak barrels where theyalso were put through a complete malolactic fermentation. Subsequently,afterayear ofaging, the finest lots were blended togetherand aged forafurther six months in oak before bottling.

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