Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Mar 12, 2026 03:00PM EDT
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- 2016
- 1.5L
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Bolgheri
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
- Red
- 100 Points, Vintage Ends in 6
Lot 65
2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri - 1 bottle(s)-1.5L
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri - 1.5L. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1600 with a BUY IT NOW of $1350. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11759.
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This collection brings together some of the finest producers from California, Italy, and France. Every bottle has been meticulously stored in a temperature-controlled environment and is in excellent condition for auction.
2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points, Falstaff Magazine 100 points, Decanter 100 points, The Wine Independent 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2016 Sassicaia Bolgheri from Robert Parker - with a score of 100 points. The 2016 Bolgheri Sassicaia is a wine of soaring achievement. I tasted this wine several times during the course of its creation in both barrel and bottle, and the highly deserved 100-point score you see here was enthusiastically assigned at the conclusion of a mini vertical in which I tasted and compared the 2016 vintage against 2015 (which I scored 97 points). It makes perfect sense to present these two excellent vintages in back-to-back comparison fashion because they are two of the best to emerge from Bolgheri, and indeed Tenuta San Guido, in recent memory. These are very similar vintages with long, hot summer months that fueled a long growing season. There was a bit more rain in 2016, and in analytical terms this vintage has a tad more acidity. However, the results in the glass are extraordinarily different. The 2015 vintage is exuberant, round, succulent and immediate, whereas the 2016 vintage shows pinpoint sharpness and precision (with similar grit and texture at the back). That acidity will carry it long into the future as the wine completes its slow evolutionary course. This wine is chiseled and sharp with blackberry, ripe cherry, grilled herb and barbecue spice. The aromas flow from the glass in a continuous stream and are all marked by radiant intensity. The mouthfeel is long and powerful. The crisp linearity of the wine's tannic backbone is perfectly measured to the volume and depth of the fruit flavors. To my mind, the 2016 Sassicaia stands tall next to the epic 1985 vintage that set the ultimate benchmark for vino italiano.