Antinori Guado Al Tasso 2003 - 1.5L loose tobacco and sage notes are

tobacco and sage notes are inlaid in the core of dark plum

Ex-chateau bottle tasted blind in Sauternes

The wine is aged for 22 months in 100% new American oak casks before bottling

as Lacroute puts it (without sarcasm)

it culminates with fantastically persistent layers of exotic spices

Antinori Guado Al Tasso 2003 - 1.5L loose tobacco and sage notes areTenuta Belvedere is the Antinori familys estate in Bolgheri. The property is vast, with over 300 hectares under vine, some of which I was able to visit with Allegra Antinori, who shares a similar passion for the pigs she raises on the estates grounds. Winemaking is overseen by Renzo Cotarella. The 2003 Guado al Tasso opens with a lovely nose redolent of spices and flowers followed by layers of sweet dark fruit, toasted oak and chocolate that reveal