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サッシカイア 2017 正規品 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia イタリア 赤ワイン

Sassicaia 2017

2017年は大変暑く乾燥した年でしたが、サッシカイアは見事にその実力を発揮しました。超熟したレッドチェリー、ザクロ、スパイスの香りが、このテヌータ・サン・グイドの曲線的でキビキビとした美しさを表現しています。官能的でリッチな味わいで、タンニンも非常にパワフル。ボルゲリのミネラル感もしっかり感じることができます。エネルギッシュながら、全体的なバランスが非常に優れた1本です。

生産者

テヌータ サン グイド（サッシカイア）
Tenuta San Guido(Sassicaia)

ワイン名

サッシカイア
Sassicaia

ヴィンテージ

2017

容量

750ml

解説

パーカーポイント: 94点
予想される飲み頃：2021 - 2040

The 2017 Sassicaia is a fascinating wine that symbolizes a never-ending tug-of-war between vintner and vintage. The question is who comes out on top? In this case, my money is on the vintner. The 2017 vintage, characterized by scorching heat and drought across much of Italy, was not an easy one. However, vintners had ample time to prepare because those climatic challenges had already played out midway through the summer season. Vintners with experience such as that amassed at Tenuta San Guido (now on the eve of Sassicaia's 50th birthday celebration) knew exactly how to handle the tricky 2017 growing season. Fruit was harvested early to avoid any jammy sensations, and a strict selection process was employed in order to preserve the best clusters. This Sassicaia represents 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Cabernet Franc, with most of the fruit coming from the Tenuta's historic vineyards Castiglioncello, Quercione and Doccino. These plots are all located on the back hill of Bolgheri at slightly higher elevations where they enjoy cooler nighttime temperatures. Old vines also have a deeper root system that is key to braving dry and hot summers. You can absolutely taste those choices here thanks to the wine's aromatic profile that offers more variety-driven green highlights of wild berry, forest floor and bramble than I would have expected. With time, as the wine takes on more air in the glass, you get a hint of summer plum or cherry cough drop, and this, to my surprise, is the only subtle reminder of the hot vintage encountered. I found the aromas here to be authentically
(January 2020 Week 1, The Wine Advocate, 3rd Jan 2020)