Sassicaia 1998 (3 BT)

Sassicaia 1998

Bolgheri Sassicaia, DOC

Good levels, labels very slightly soiled, 2 tissue wrapped; Bons niveaux, étiquettes très légèrement sales, 2 enveloppées de papier de soie

This was a fabulous year for Bolgheri and Sassicaia has made a stunning wine. A wonderful, vibrant blackberry nose leads to a real earthy/spicy taste, with lots of thick, mouth-filling fruit. It is very juicy and chocolatey, with red fruit, tobacco and mocha. Like lovely sweet blackberry jam on the palate. This has now had the time in bottle to be really complex. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 91

3 bts (cn)

Provenance:

The cellar of a European private collector, featuring some of the best Italian wines of the last three decades, along with Bordeaux and Champagne icons. All purchased either directly from the domaines or through reputable wine merchants, the wines were recently inspected and removed from the owner's private temperature-controlled cellar by the Sotheby's wine team

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Cave d’un collectionneur privé européen réunissant quelques-uns des plus grands vins italiens des trois dernières décennies, aux côtés d’icônes de Bordeaux et de Champagne. Acquis soit directement auprès des domaines, soit par l’intermédiaire de négociants reconnus, l’ensemble a récemment été inspecté puis retiré de la cave privée thermorégulée du propriétaire par les spécialistes vins de Sotheby’s.

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