Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Antinori |
Label Name: | Tignanello |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Tuscany — Tenuta Tignanello (Chianti Classico) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Sangiovese (≈80%), Cabernet Sauvignon (≈15%), Cabernet Franc (≈5%) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Key scores: James Suckling 97, Vinous 96, Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 95, Wine Spectator 94, Wine Enthusiast ~95
Tasting Note
Ripe dark cherry and blackberry with blood-orange lift, violets, tobacco, mocha and vanilla. Silky, savory tannins, fresh acidity and a long, spice-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted lamb, steak, beef Wellington, aged Pecorino; Italian ragù/pappardelle. Asian pairings: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (galbi), spicy Szechuan beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Sangiovese blended with Cabernet; fermented on skins, malolactic in barrel, aged ~13 months in predominantly new French oak (small % Hungarian oak) then additional bottle aging.
Vineyard Info
Produced from the single Tignanello estate (Tenuta Tignanello) owned by Marchesi Antinori; pioneering ‘Super Tuscan’ first made in 1971 on limestone-rich soils with Sangiovese and Bordeaux varieties.