Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore DOC – 3LTR

Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore DOC. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz from Tuscany, Italy. Aged 14 months in French oak barriques, then one year in bottle in the estate’s cellars. The Tenuta Guado al Tasso estate is located near Bolgheri, in the Maremma on the Tuscan coast. The vineyards are located at an altitude between 40 and 60 meters above sea level. Deep ruby red full-bodied wine, with scents of fruit, more cherry , than cassis, coffee, dark, dark chocolate. The palate is full, excellent in structure, complex and beautifully balanced with soft tannins and a nice long full finish.

Cabernet Sauvignon is best known in Bordeaux where, together with merlot and cabernet franc, it produces high-class wines. It needs a lot of heat to ripen, otherwise it will become green and juicy with a taste of green pepper. Too much heat makes it soft and jam-like, with a taste of blackcurrants. Cabernet Sauvignon produces very aromatic wines with scents of blackcurrant, vanilla, spices (pepper), tobacco, plum, cherry, toasted bread and cedar. The wines usually have a long shelf life, have a lot of tannin and in principle have to mature in barriques.

Merlot is one of the oldest Vitis vinifera varieties that ripens earlier than Carbernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Merlot is important in Bordeaux, especially in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. Merlot plantings have increased significantly in recent years. The grape is very popular worldwide and people are increasingly realizing that Merlot must be planted in a fairly cool vineyard. This grape produces dark, cool, soft, spicy and fruity wines.

Syrah, a strong blue grape of very high quality. This grape is usually not easy for wine growers, but it is the seasoning for many Côtes du Rhône Villages. Delivers incredibly powerful and complex wines under optimal conditions. Have a high tannin content, without being stiff. The Syrah grape quickly suffers from poor fruit set in cool weather during flowering (coulure) but is not very susceptible to grape diseases such as Oidium.