Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

1987 - Just mid ruby with orange rim, but not really old looking. Distinct undergrowth and tobacco leaf. With air, there is sweet fruit and fine oak note. Really fine perfume with aeration. Lifted acidity structuring the perfumed fruit. Muscular tannin, but not rough. Perhaps not huge length on the finish. At its peak it seems, but will stay there for a while. - Walter Speller JancisRobinson.com 17/20 (2013)

1989 - Another average year with a difficult harvest but Sassicaia overcame these obstacles with the class of a great racehorse. This is certainly lesser wine than the 1988 and '90 but this does not make any less 'human' for those of us who love it. Its principle traits are its immediacy and drinkability. Red fruit stands out in the fragrant and intense aroma that also has a hint of spice The mouthfeel is smooth, flowing and pleasing with the fruit returning in the aftertaste. - WineDocter 87/100 (2016)

1993 - This was the last vintage the wine was classified as Vino da Tavola. Deep garnet still. Very youthful and healthy colour. Fine leafy pencil lead nose but not green. Amazing freshness and purity on the nose. Still has fine dark cherry fruit, delicacy and finesse. Mineral, dry and mouthwatering. Elegant and still has some sweetness. Less dry and better balance than the 1996. - Julia Harding MW JancisRobinson.com 18/20 (2010)

1997 - Sweet. pointed. Round and mellow and quite evolved. Very charming but more relaxed, loose and French than the California style and sweetness of the Ornellaia. Very appetising. Light and very Cabernet. - Jancis Robinson 18.5/20 (2005)