Sassicaia 1989 (Tenuta San Guido) syrah simply because there was not

simply because there was not enough Grenache to make it

including skin

it was interesting to taste the unfiltered 1994 against the same cuvee of wine that was put through the normal filtration

wheat and barley

Sassicaia 1989 (Tenuta San Guido) syrah simply because there was notUpon its release, the 1989 Sassicaia was brandished with a cringe worthy "tasted but not recommended" review by Robert Parker. I can't say that time has helped the situation much. In fact, we opened two bottles of this wine to make sure our impressions were correct. The first bottle was a magnum and the second sample came from a standard 750 milliliter bottle. Between the two, the second sample was marginally better and this review is based on that