Tenuta Tignanello "Marchese Antinori" Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2021 (Tuscany, Italy) - [WS 95] [JS 95] [WA 94+] [VM 93] [DM 93]

Tenuta Tignanello "Marchese Antinori" Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2021
(Tuscany, Italy) - [WS 95] [JS 95] [WA 94+] [VM 93] [DM 93]

Name: Tenuta Tignanello "Marchese Antinori" Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2021 (Tuscany, Italy) - [WS 95] [JS 95] [WA 94+] [VM 93] [DM 93]
Brand: SOUTHERN / AMERICAN / PACIFIC WINE & SPIRITS
SKU: 622735 (6pk)
Price: 59.97 USD
Availability: InStock

$70.00 $59.97 Save $10.03

WS95 JS95 WA94+ VM93 DM93

Size

750 mL

Quantity

Notes from the Winemaker:
The Marchese Antinori Riserva is produced exclusively in better vintages and solely from the finest grapes of the family's Tignanello vineyards.

Vinification:

Upon arrival in the cellar, the grapes were destemmed, gently crushed; the must was transferred into stainless steel tanks, where alcoholic fermentation occurred in about one week’s time. Very gentle pump overs and délestage techniques were performed during maceration on the skins for an intense extraction while preserving elegant and supple tannins. Malolactic fermentation, which took place spontaneously, was completed by the end of the year. The wine was then blended and went into French and Hungarian oak barriques for approximately one year. Marchese Antinori Riserva was then bottled and given a further twelve-month period of bottle aging before being released.

Ratings and Reviews

95 Points - Wine Spectator:
"This ripe style is fresh and harmonious, delivering plum, cherry and boysenberry fruit, with accents of earth, iron and eucalyptus. Supple in texture, with a beautifully integrated structure and long, complex aftertaste. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2043. 5,250 cases imported." – Bruce Sanderson (Jul 2024)

95 Points - James Suckling:
Impressive cherry and berry fruit with hints of cedar and dried flowers. It’s medium-bodied, firm and bright with a long, nicely tannined finish. This can age, but I like the tension and drive to this now. Baby Tignanello. Sangiovese with 10% cabernet. Drink or hold.

94+ Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"This is one of the big surprises of this tasting and ultimately represents one of the best buys in the entire extended Marchesi Antinori portfolio. The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Tenuta Tignanello Marchese Antinori shares the DNA of Tignanello. It is Sangiovese kissed with small parts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Of course, the wine is more accessible and open compared to Tignanello, and spiritually, this wine is a Chianti Classico. By that I mean that the elegant minerality of these soils and the sunny flavors of its environs are the determining characteristics. You get wildflower, iris, tart fruit and plum. The wine's enhanced mineral character, with dusty white rock, is what adds lasting complexity and depth. 2024-2033." - Monica Larner (3/21/24)

93 Points - Decanter:
Among this estate's 130 hectares of vines in San Casciano Val di Pesa are the Tignanello and Solaia vineyards. This Riserva is fermented in stainless steel, undergoing a spontaneous malolactic fermentation and ageing in French and Hungarian oak barriques for 12 months before bottling. An old vintage, 2010, impressed us all in 2023 by topping the leaderboard at our ‘Ageing Chianti Classico’ panel tasting, and this 2021 equally has plenty of potential. It oozes with menthol, fresh hedgerow berries and some baked currants. There's plenty of fruit intensity, backed by well integrated wood structure, and it keeps quite a vertical profile in the mouth which helps to belie its density. Powdery tannins coat the cheeks, balanced by fresh acidity, while the inherent juiciness of the fruit waits to be unlocked with time.

93 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Marchese Antinori is particularly strong this year. Red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate infuse the 2021 with notable depth. French oak is better integrated than in the past. There's less extraction today and quite a bit more finesse. This is a terrific showing from Antinori. 2024-2031" - Antonio Galloni (Feb 2024)