Antinori - Tignanello 2019 - Toscana IGT - 75cl

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Antinori - Tignanello 2019 - Toscana IGT - 75cl

Antinori - Tignanello 2019 - Toscana IGT - 75cl


 
    
            
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1 BOTTLE X 75cl


14% VOL.

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

The wine
It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in barriques, the first modern red wine blended with non-traditional varieties (such as Cabernet), and among the first red wines in Chianti Classico not to use white grapes. Tignanello is a milestone. It is produced with a selection of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

Climate
The 2019 season in Chianti Classico was characterized by regular climatic conditions, with a rather cold winter with little rainfall, and a cool and rainy beginning of spring, especially in the months of April and May. The summer was hot, without thermal excesses, and characterized by slightly above average rains that allowed the plants to grow correctly both in vegetation and in bunches. Starting from the end of August and during the months of September and October, the optimal climate allowed the perfect ripening of all the varieties grown in the Tignanello vineyard. The grapes were harvested starting from the second decade of September, starting with the Sangiovese, until the Cabernet harvest completed on October 16.


Vinification
The climatic trend of the harvest required, as usual, a lot of attention both in the vineyard during the harvesting operations, and in the cellar when the grapes arrived, where the selection and the first processing were essential to achieve an optimal final result. During the fermentation process in truncated cone tanks, the musts were macerated with extreme attention to maintaining the aromas, extracting the color and managing the sweetness and elegance of the tannins. The racking took place only after careful and daily tastings. Once the skins were separated from the wine, malolactic fermentation was started in barrique, to enhance the finesse and complexity of the aromas. The aging process took place in French and Hungarian oak barrels, partly new and partly second passage, for a total period of approximately 14-16 months; after an initial refinement in separate batches, these were assembled to complete the evolution in wood. The wine, mainly produced with Sangiovese grapes and a small part of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, aged for a further 12 months in the bottle before being presented on the market.

Historical data
Tignanello is produced exclusively from the vineyard of the same name which is located at Tenuta Tignanello on a 57-hectare land facing south-west, of calcareous origin with tuffaceous elements, at a height between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in barrique, the first modern red wine blended with non-traditional varieties, such as Cabernet, and among the first red wines in Chianti not to use white grapes. Tignanello, originally "Chianti Classico Riserva Tignanello vineyard" was vinified for the first time from a single vineyard with the 1970 vintage, when it contained 20% Canaiolo and 5% Trebbiano and Malvasia, and was aged in small barrels oak. With the 1971 vintage it became a table wine of Tuscany, it was called Tignanello and with the 1975 vintage the white grapes were totally eliminated. Since 1982 the composition has remained unchanged. Tignanello is produced only in the best years; it was not produced in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1992 and 2002.

Tasting Notes
Tignanello 2019 has a ruby ​​red color. The nose is striking for its great complexity: notes of red fruit, strawberry and pomegranate alternate with delicate hints of apricot and peaches in syrup, accompanying elegant nuances of vanilla, dried flowers, chocolate and pleasant spicy sensations of nutmeg; notes of coffee, caramel and Mediterranean aromatic herbs complete the bouquet. On the palate it is enveloping and graceful, with silky and vibrant tannins that give the wine vivacity, flavor and persistence of taste; the aftertaste is characterized by notes of roasted coffee and bitter cocoa.

            
                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
BRANDANTINORI
SIZE75cl
CATEGORYRED WINE
NATIONALITYITALIA
VARIETYMIXED GRAPES
REGIONTOSCANA
APPELLATIONTOSCANA IGT
ALLERGENSCONTAINS SULPHITES
            
                                                                                                                                                                                   
                    

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