Sangiovese w/ Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
JEB DUNNCUK 94 POINTS - "The 2023 Chianti Classico Riserva pours a deep, youthful red hue and is pure and expressive, with aromas of black cherry, pine, pressed violet, mocha, and forest earth. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers strong concentration in this vintage, with a fresh, vertical profile supported by vibrant acidity and well-defined tannins. Notes of Amarena cherry carry through the palate, with a warm touch of cedar spice on the finish. This is a particularly strong vintage for this wine, offering both immediate appeal and the structure to evolve over the coming 10-15 years. It’s composed of 92% Sangiovese and the rest Cabernet and Merlot. Drink 2026-2040."
Tenuta Tignanello is a modern-day jewel in the collection of estates owned by the centuries-old Marchesi Antinori wine company. While the estate is world-famous for its eponymous Tignanello bottling, their winemaking prowess also shows in the more down-to-earth "2nd label," the "Marchese Antinori" Chianti Classico Riserva. Since it lies in the historic Chianti hill-country, it's appropriate that the estate makes a wine that so readily shows off that region's famous qualities.
Their Chianti Classico Riserva, like Tignanello, is a bit of a departure from the old ways, and it's what helped make the Antinori name famous worldwide. Their signature style starts with the partnering of native Sangiovese with around a 10% contribution from the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Sangiovese brings the mouthwatering vibrancy and warm, earthy tones; Cabernet Sauvignon brings in a textural sleekness and cooling balsam herb aromas; and a little Merlot adds a touch more fleshiness and round, plummy fruit tones. Another Antinori signature is aging their wine in small French oak barrels, something that wasn't done with Sangiovese-driven wines before Tignanello. It's expertly done here, enhancing the woodsy spice complexity and adding a light polish to the mouthfeel, making it even more enticing to enjoy soon!
JEB DUNNCUK 94 POINTS - "The 2023 Chianti Classico Riserva pours a deep, youthful red hue and is pure and expressive, with aromas of black cherry, pine, pressed violet, mocha, and forest earth. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers strong concentration in this vintage, with a fresh, vertical profile supported by vibrant acidity and well-defined tannins. Notes of Amarena cherry carry through the palate, with a warm touch of cedar spice on the finish. This is a particularly strong vintage for this wine, offering both immediate appeal and the structure to evolve over the coming 10-15 years. It’s composed of 92% Sangiovese and the rest Cabernet and Merlot. Drink 2026-2040."
Tenuta Tignanello is a modern-day jewel in the collection of estates owned by the centuries-old Marchesi Antinori wine company. While the estate is world-famous for its eponymous Tignanello bottling, their winemaking prowess also shows in the more down-to-earth "2nd label," the "Marchese Antinori" Chianti Classico Riserva. Since it lies in the historic Chianti hill-country, it's appropriate that the estate makes a wine that so readily shows off that region's famous qualities.
Their Chianti Classico Riserva, like Tignanello, is a bit of a departure from the old ways, and it's what helped make the Antinori name famous worldwide. Their signature style starts with the partnering of native Sangiovese with around a 10% contribution from the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Sangiovese brings the mouthwatering vibrancy and warm, earthy tones; Cabernet Sauvignon brings in a textural sleekness and cooling balsam herb aromas; and a little Merlot adds a touch more fleshiness and round, plummy fruit tones. Another Antinori signature is aging their wine in small French oak barrels, something that wasn't done with Sangiovese-driven wines before Tignanello. It's expertly done here, enhancing the woodsy spice complexity and adding a light polish to the mouthfeel, making it even more enticing to enjoy soon!
