Tenuta Tignanello Marchese Antinori, 2020

Elegant and Extremely Polished Wine

Violets and lavender with dark fruit and hints of dark chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied with fine tannin structure that gives this finesse and beauty. Very long finish! 

• Aged 14-16 Months in French & Hungarian Oak
• 96 points Robert Parker : "The Marchesi Antinori 2019 Tignanello was born in a classic growing season that saw some cooling summer rains and relatively stress-free conditions. This is an elegant and extremely polished wine made with mostly Sangiovese and smaller parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Here too, the small blending element of Cabernet Franc has been slowly increasing in recent years. The 2019 vintage was born with a good amount of power and tannic structure, and maceration times were slightly reduced as a result. This less extractive approach shapes a polished and elegant wine with plenty of bright berry fruit, cherry, dried mint, blue flower, blood orange and rusty earth. The palate is more compact and streamlined. It shows beautiful grace." June 2022
• 68% Sangiovese with the rest in cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.

STORY BEHIND THIS WINE 

The Tenuta Tignanello estate is in the heart of Chianti Classico, in the gently rolling hillsides between the Greve and Pesa river valleys. Vineyards extends 130 HA (321 acres) of this vast property. Two of the estate’s prized vineyards are on the same hillside, Tignanello and Solaia, on soils that originated from marine marlstone from the Pliocene period rich in limestone and schist. The vines enjoy hot temperatures during the day and cooler evenings throughout the growing season. The estate’s two signature wines, Solaia and Tignanello, are produced from these vineyards and have been defined by the international press as “among the most influential wines in the history of Italian viticulture”.