Guidalberto Toscana IGT 2024
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Italy / Tuscany
The label of Guidalberto depicts the Oratory of San Guido, and the wine is named after the family ancestor Guidalberto della Gherardesca, an agricultural pioneer in the Bolgheri area. It was in the first decades of the 1800’s when he built the first factories, and churches, and planned the avenue of cypress trees, the Viale dei Cipressi. These trees were initially used to mark the boundaries between the different crops. Guidalberto is from the producers of the legendary Sassicaia, with a more approachable drinkability and a great aging potential. It is a great expression of the Tenuta San Guido territory.
Harvest Note
The 2024 vintage began with a cold, rainy autumn and a mild, dry winter, allowing earlier heat accumulation than in 2023. Late February–March rains replenished soil moisture and supported steady vegetative growth. A warm April led to early, uniform budbreak, briefly slowed by cooler weather without frost damage. Ideal conditions in May and June favored flowering and fruit set. Summer was warm, well ventilated, and marked by strong diurnal shifts, ensuring balanced ripening. Early veraison occurred in July; August heat and a mid-month front slowed phenolic development, requiring Merlot crop thinning, while Cabernet Sauvignon remained unaffected. Stable, sunny conditions from mid-September completed harmonious phenolic and technical ripeness, enhancing aromatic complexity.
Tasting Note
Vibrant ruby color with layered aromatics of fresh vegetal notes, cassis, bergamot, and wild berries. Elegant, fresh palate with integrated tannins, saline lift, sapid fruit, and a long, precise finish marked by finesse and immediate drinkability.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot
APPELLATION: Toscana IGT
PH: 3.46
ACIDITY: 6.12 g/l
ABV: 13.48%
Unique Selling Points
- The debut vintage was 2000
- Wine from the producers of Sassicaia, the famous Super Tuscan
- Approachable drinkability, with a great aging potential
The overwhelming success of Sassicaia, and now the introduction of two new wines, traces back to the ambition of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta to plant Bordeaux varieties in Tuscany in the 1940s.
About the Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is adaptable to various growing conditions, and is known for its low yield and late ripeness. It generally produces full-bodied wines with substantial acidity and tannins.
Merlot
Merlot makes plump, succulent wines to drink young or opulently massive wines for aging. Has silky, blackberry and currant fruit, with spice, earth, tobacco and chocolate notes, and soft tannins.
