Antinori's flagship Bolgheri Superiore from Tenuta Guado al Tasso: a Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged in new French oak. Dense blackcurrant, tobacco, liquorice; a 10-year cellar red rated 4.5 on Vivino.
Blackcurrant and plum over tobacco and liquorice from new French oak, on a Cabernet Sauvignon-led Bolgheri frame. Built from Vivino's 41,853 drinker ratings and Antinori's own 2023 estate note.
Antinori's Tenuta Guado al Tasso leads with dense blackcurrant, blackberry and plum, the Cabernet Sauvignon core ringed by tobacco and liquorice-wood from the spell in new French oak barriques. The producer's 2023 note adds a lift of mint and blood orange on top. Across vintages the Vivino crowd repeatedly flags oak, tobacco and chocolate, the wine's single most-mentioned aroma family.
Blackberry
Blackcurrant
Plum
Tobacco
Leather
Liquorice
Vanilla
ChocolateA Bordeaux blend of roughly 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot, grown on the alluvial clay and skeletal agglomerato bolgherese of the Bolgheri amphitheatre. The tannins are dense and enveloping, fruit ripe but framed by the diurnal swings of the coastal site; stainless-steel fermentation then new-oak ageing give a full, polished mid-palate rather than a rustic one.
Long and deep, leather and dark-chocolate oak trailing the black fruit, with the fine cocoa-and-tobacco grip that drinkers consistently note. Firm enough to carry the wine well past a decade in bottle.
The more attainable flagship of Antinori's Bolgheri estate, a genuine Super Tuscan sitting a tier below Sassicaia in price but in the same Cabernet-led idiom. Vivino's 41,853 ratings average 4.5 and Wine-Searcher's critic average runs 91 to 95 across recent vintages; a cellar wine for steak and game, best from its third year onward.
Listed across UK and EU merchants from about 118 pounds a bottle, with vintages from 2011 to 2023 in the market. Prices track vintage scores rather than scarcity.
A high-occasion, cellar-built Bolgheri Superiore that scores well for serious food and ageing, lower for everyday value at over 100 pounds a bottle.
Antinori's prestige Bolgheri Super Tuscan at 118 to 148 pounds, rated 4.5 on Vivino, is a natural special-occasion and gifting bottle.
Bolgheri Superiore aged in new French oak with dense tannin and a stated 10-year-plus longevity; top vintages such as 2016 and 2022 reward a decade or more.
A full-bodied, firm-tannin Cabernet Sauvignon-led Bolgheri blend with coastal acidity, excellent with red meat, braises and game but too big for delicate plates.
The international Bordeaux grapes read as approachable, but the serious tannin, new-oak structure and high price make this an enthusiast's bottle rather than a first step.
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A compact view of what the Bolgheri denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Bolgheri's coastal amphitheatre swings from the benchmark 2016 and 2022 to cooler, fresher 2018. Wine-Searcher critic averages run 91 to 95 across recent releases.
A 2023 with a mild dry winter and early budbreak, then a rainy spring and a hot July at Tenuta Guado al Tasso; a sunny dry September brought full parcel-by-parcel ripening. Antinori call it enjoyable now with high ageing potential.
A warm 2022 Bolgheri vintage blended 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot; Wine Advocate scored it 96 and Wine-Searcher's critic average sits at 95. Dense and structured, built for the cellar.
A balanced 2021 on the Bolgheri coast, carrying a Wine-Searcher critic average near 94. Firm Cabernet Sauvignon tannins over ripe black fruit, drinking from mid-decade through the late 2030s.
A cooler, more classic 2018 at Guado al Tasso, Wine-Searcher critic average around 93. Fresher aromatics and slightly lighter tannin than the warm years, approachable now and holding into the mid-2030s.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
A 320-hectare single estate, hand-selected fruit, separate parcel vinification and ageing in new French oak barriques all sit behind the price of Antinori's flagship Bolgheri red.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Bolgheri is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Bolgheri falls within Tuscany , covering Tuscany.
Antinori farm Tenuta Guado al Tasso as one 320-hectare property, picking parcel by parcel and selecting bunches by hand both before and after destemming, which raises labour cost well above a co-op blend.
The wine spends close to a year maturing in new French oak before a July bottling; new barriques cost several hundred euros each and are a major line in the price of this Bolgheri Superiore.
Vineyards in the prized Bolgheri amphitheatre, beside names like Sassicaia and Ornellaia, carry a land and prestige premium that lifts the bottle to around 118 to 148 pounds in the UK.
A 4.5 Vivino average across 41,853 ratings and the Antinori name support strong, stable pricing; demand for the label rarely discounts even in weaker vintages.
UK still-wine duty of 2.67 pounds a bottle plus 20% VAT adds roughly 23 pounds of tax to a 118-pound bottle before the retailer's own margin.
Unlike tiny single-vineyard cuvees, Guado al Tasso is produced in commercial volume every vintage from 1990 onward, which keeps it well below Sassicaia despite the shared Bolgheri pedigree.
Dishes that complement this wine
The dense tannins and 14.5% weight call for red meat and game. Fiorentina steak, brasato and lamb ragu all bind the structure that delicate plates cannot.
The dense Cabernet Sauvignon tannins of Guado al Tasso need protein and fat to soften them. The seared crust and rare interior of a bistecca alla fiorentina bind the tannin and let the blackcurrant fruit come forward.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · More pairings →
A full-bodied, new-oak-aged Bolgheri Superiore matches the weight of slow-braised beef without being overwhelmed. The wine's depth and the dish's gelatinous richness meet on equal footing.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · More pairings →
The tobacco, liquorice and mint that Antinori describe on the nose bridge to herb-driven lamb. The savoury ragu echoes the wine's earthy, leathery side noted by Vivino drinkers.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
Firm Cabernet tannin and bright coastal acidity cut through the fat and salt of a mature pecorino. The wine's ripe black fruit balances the cheese's tang rather than clashing with it.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · More pairings →
The high alcohol and firm tannin of this 14.5% Cabernet blend amplify chilli burn and overwhelm subtle white fish. Pour a Vermentino di Gallura or Etna Bianco for those plates instead.
Skip with: vindaloo · sushi · grilled sole · spicy Sichuan beef · Pairing guide →
A 10-year-plus wine in strong vintages, aged in new French oak and built on firm Cabernet Sauvignon tannin. The 2016 and 2022 reward the longest patience.
Peak around 2032. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Bolgheri Superiore aged in new French oak with dense tannin and a stated 10-year-plus longevity; top vintages such as 2016 and 2022 reward a decade or more.
£118.00 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a Bordeaux-style blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a small share of Petit Verdot. In the 2022 vintage the split was 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Antinori have made it from the Tenuta Guado al Tasso estate in Bolgheri since 1990.
Yes. It is the flagship red of Antinori's Bolgheri estate and one of the benchmark Super Tuscans, made from international Bordeaux grapes on the Tuscan coast rather than from Sangiovese. It sits a tier below Sassicaia in price while sharing the same Cabernet-led, oak-aged style.
Comfortably more than ten years for strong vintages. The dense tannins and ageing in new French oak barriques give it a long life; vintages like 2016 and 2022 will reward a decade or more, while the producer calls the young 2023 enjoyable now with high cellaring potential.
Red meat and game. Its firm Cabernet tannins suit char-grilled bistecca alla fiorentina, brasato al Barolo, ossobuco and lamb ragu, and it cuts the fat of a mature pecorino. Avoid chilli heat and delicate white fish, which the wine's structure overwhelms.
Highly. It averages 4.5 out of 5 across 41,853 Vivino ratings, and Wine-Searcher's critic average runs between 91 and 95 across recent vintages, with Wine Advocate scoring the 2022 vintage 96.
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