"Aromas are rich and dark with the wood that smells of chestnuts. There’s air inside the nose of dark plum and chocolate mint. This goes in the motyh rich and there’s wood here in both flavour and structure. It offers a busy, dense throughput. A really long wine with a superbly intense, busy finish. Very, very long indeed. Needs 5 or 7 years." Caspar Bowes

“Glowing crimson with a vermilion rim. Very strong balsam notes on the nose. Not for the first time, Sassicaia smells so much more Tuscan – almost Sangiovese – than Bordelais. Exciting freshness and energy with a bit more mid palate and expression than some vintages at this stage. Tannins are present but far from intrusive. Really a pretty fine wine that's the opposite of showy. In fact, you wouldn't think it came from somewhere as warm as Bolgheri. Presumably those high-elevation vineyards and the sea breeze help enormously. As usual, it's introvert at this stage. 17.5++.” Jancis Robinson

Sweetness

All our wines are given a Sweetness Indicator from 1 to 5, with 1 being the driest and 5 being the sweetest.
This can be found for every wine under the Wine Details tab. 

Most red wines are dry and therefore are indicated with a 1. The sweetness becomes more relevant with white wines, sparkling wines and pudding/dessert wines such as Sauternes and Tokaji.

Location

AVAILABLE: Currently lying in our storage at London City Bond Dinton Woods 
The wine can be dispatched immediately.

TO ARRIVE: Currently lying abroad or in transit 
When the wine arrives in the UK, we will contact you to confirm that it has been dispatched in accordance with your instructions. If the arrival date is important to you, please do contact us for further information. 

Pricing

UNDER BOND PRICES: Exclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines can be purchased Under Bond for storage in a bonded warehouse, or for export.
Duty and VAT must be paid before delivery to a UK address can take place.

DUTY PAID PRICES: Inclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines for UK delivery can only be purchased Duty Paid. 

Additional Information

A majority of our wines are sold under bond and are listed with under bond pricing; a duty paid equivalent price is shown underneath on the Wine Details page, purely for illustrative purposes.

If a wine is being listed duty paid, only the duty paid price is shown. Duty Paid wines have been removed from Bonded Storage and cannot be returned to an Under Bond status. They can be stored in a professional warehouse but will be stored Duty Paid.