Tignanello Antinori Toscana / Magnum / 1 Btl £395

Wine Style: Red wine

Vintage:  2016 (Exceptional Vintage, collector`s item) This item will be only available through special order. Please conatct us if you are interested in this product.

Country:  Italy

Region: Tuscany - Toscana IGT

Producer:  Antinori

Grape Variety:  80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

Alcohol:  14%

Bottle Size:  150cl/Magnum

Tasting notes:

This is deep, rich, dark and fragrant on the nose, with notes of berry fruit, spice, oak and summer flowers. Full-bodied and powerful on the palate, black fruit from the Cabernets dominates the attack at present, but with silky Sangiovese making its presence felt too. Very impressive, and almost impenetrable at this youthful stage, this has great fruit, depth, complexity, acidity and fine yet grippy tannins. This looks like it will be a great Tignanello, but will need more time than most vintages to show its best. Drink 2022-2040+.

Tenuta Tignanello is situated between the Greve and Pesa valleys in the heart of Chianti Classico. Of the 147 hectares of vineyards, forty-seven hectares of ideal marl and limestone soil are used for Tignanello itself. White stones have recently been laid under the rows, reflecting light back to the vines and improving the maturation of the grapes.

The Antinori family have been producing wine in Tuscany for six centuries. The purchase of the Tignanello estate in 1900 marked the beginning of a remarkable period of expansion which shows no signs of abating. Antinori has become Tuscany’s preeminent wine producer.

 This wine is one of the favourite of All true sommeliers.