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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 273 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tbrader on 3/9/2024 flawed bottle: Corked (189 views) | | | Tasted by Alaskawino on 5/4/2023 & rated 81 points: Well balanced but with dying fruit Mostly dried fruit and earthy notes Drink now or last week (550 views) | | | Tasted by juneau bob on 3/6/2022: Old world raisiny flavors. This was good with a tomato, garlic and anchovy pasta dish (1140 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 11/22/2021 & rated 90 points: Smooth and easy to drink, decanted to remove sediment and was ready immediately. Forest, a bit of tobacco and dark olives, medium weighted with nice acidity. Very dependable as usual. (1453 views) | | | Tasted by Alaskawino on 10/28/2021 & rated 89 points: Black pepper and blackberries on a slightly garnet medium purple base. Palate is pepper and medium to dark fruit and spice. Medium acid and fine tannins for a long finish. Can’t see this getting any better. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 8/15/2021 & rated 92 points: PnD let air for 1hr after a good chill.
Consistent with previous note with a little more. Cherry sage amaro mushroom Parmesan rind on the nose and palate. Love the balance and complexity. Has held up very well drink up while it is in a great place. (1606 views) | | | Tasted by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on 8/15/2021 & rated 90 points: Popped and poured, and drank over two hours. Always a great showing, especially considering the price. (1198 views) | | | Tasted by pikemasterflash on 5/2/2021: Good but otherwise unremarkable.. Kind of what I would expect from a well selected $18 bottle of wine (1081 views) | | | Tasted by Butzemann on 3/6/2021 & rated 89 points: D+0h: medium deposit in the filter and in the bottle, smells of blackberry D+2,5: dark as ink, on the rim purple red, smells of blackberry, smoke and eucalyptus, medium body, smooth in the mouth, has a little bit of residual sugar, so is not completely dry, in the mouth blackberry, raspberry and a little bit of both smoke and leather, in the aftertaste blackberry, leather and smoke, good length (30 sec), good red wine, the longer decant is indeed better. (943 views) | | | Tasted by ivanhodge on 2/15/2021 & rated 92 points: Aging nicely (953 views) | | | Tasted by jfolbe on 12/28/2020 & rated 93 points: It tastes amazing. Well balanced and big. Full bodied. Great structure. Peaking. (935 views) | | | Tasted by Butzemann on 11/6/2020 & rated 89 points: D+0h: medium deposit in the filter, some in the bottle, smells of blackberry D+2h: purple red, on the rim slightly cherry red, smells of blackberry and smoke, smooth in the mouth with a full body, has a certain residual sugar, in the mouth a beefy blackberry and in the background a little bit of leather, in the aftertaste blackberry, a little bit of leather and smoke, good length (30 sec), we started drinking this at D+1h, then the body only had a medium weight and it was quite dry, was much better at D+2h, so I would decant it longer the next time (at least 2 hours), good red wine for the price, has kept well. (976 views) | | | Tasted by aveeck on 4/28/2020 & rated 88 points: Just fine - nothing more. (1347 views) | | | Tasted by djpo on 3/21/2020 & rated 88 points: Solid performance for a wine that likely peaked in 2019. Early nose of rubber shifting to a bit of dirt and then a crescendo of fruit. Light tannins, slight acidity. Short finish. (1259 views) | | | Tasted by Kevin Wilcox on 10/18/2019: Enjoyed it. (1757 views) | | | Tasted by bboard on 10/1/2019: Solid everyday drinker even at 10 years. If you have a palate for mature wine, could possible last couple more years... (964 views) | | | Tasted by guzmana on 3/13/2019 & rated 91 points: Very nice balance of earthiness, spiciness, tannins and fruit. (2048 views) | | | Tasted by jeginmt on 12/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Fully matured. No age deterioration. Bordeaux style wine. Excellent. Very good value. (2154 views) | | | Tasted by guzmana on 10/5/2018 & rated 90 points: Earthy with some spice and leather. Fruit complements the medium robust tannins. (2123 views) | | | Tasted by chelidon on 5/20/2018 & rated 92 points: Exquisite. Not sure this will improve further. (2856 views) | | | Tasted by juneau bob on 5/13/2018: Pretty raisiny to me. Not my fave but others in the party liked it with lasagna. (2250 views) | | | Tasted by Monsieur le Comte on 5/2/2018 & rated 91 points: leather, cherry, cranberries, plum, tobacco leaves, spice, herbs all over the savoury palate, fine tannins, orange zest, vanilla, funky cloves...
starts to fall apart so drink it up!
love the cigar box...
91(+)
P.S. lavender...well-behaved wine, needs more acidic power to be taken seriously.. (2139 views) | | | Tasted by KillerJones on 3/16/2018 & rated 90 points: Lots of meat, game, leather, plum & savoury dried herbal aromas. Time has been good for this Supertuscan.
The palate is crisp with firm, savoury tannins & lots of interesting spice, leather, plum & cherry, a characterful wine that needs food to show its best. (2229 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 3/14/2018 & rated 91 points: PnD 2/3 of the bottle let air for 30 mins.Medium purple garnet with a plum rim. Cherry fig touch of prune earth licorice espresso and a hint of sage on the nose. Medium weight with nicely integrated tannins. Ripe and fresh on the palate with flavours that follow the nose. Finish with cherry fruit a tertiary notes of leather and tobacco. This is holding up really well. (1658 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 6/3/2017 & rated 92 points: PnD let air for 1hr. Consistent with previous note. This is holding up really well and gained complexity as it was drunk over several hours. (3063 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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The Antinori family has produced wine since 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Florentine Winemakers Guild. Throughout its long history (across 26 generations) the family has always managed winemaking in person. Today, the company is managed by Marquis Piero Antinori. The company has dedicated great efforts to improving the quality of its wines, through careful planning of investments and research programs embracing all production aspects. The success of these programs has enabled the company to produce a superb range of quality wines from its various estates in Tuscany and Umbria. The Tignanello Estate is home to the famous Tignanello and Solaia vineyards. Located between the Greve and Pesa Valleys, in the heart of the Chianti Classic area, 30 kilometers south of Florence, Tignanello boasts 350 hectares of land with 147 hectares of vines. The vineyards are divided into small, individual areas over an area of 47 hectares at Tignanello, facing South-West, and the neighboring 10 hectares at Solaia, both with Cabernet and Sangiovese grapes that benefit from specific exposure and micro-climate.Antinori Villa Antinori Toscana IGTInfo for this bottling can be accessed via https://trade.smwe.com/downloads/terms/ SuperTuscan BlendSuperTuscan Blend refers to wines which feature a significant Sangiovese component combined with grapes not traditionally associated with Italy like Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. This separates it from "Sangiovese blend" which is used for wines which are predominantly Sangiovese and combined with traditional Italian varieties. There is often confusion as many wines most famous associated with the term "Super Tuscan" like Sassicaia, Masseto and Ornellaia have no Sangiovese and are properly linked to 'Red Bordeaux Blend.'
In fact, Super Tuscan was a term coined to refer specifically to wines such as Sassicaia and Tignanello. These were wines that "fell out" of the official DOCG classification of Italian wines because they either contained grapes not permitted (international varietals such as cabernet sauvignon or merlot,) were aged differently (I.e. in barrique) or were 100% sangiovese - which was not permitted at the time for Chianti (E.g. Fontodi Flaccianello.) Forced to be classified as simply "Vina di Tavola" these wines nontheless quickly found favour in international markets and comanded prices above the highest quality DOCG Chianti Classico & Brunello di Montalcino wines at the time. The wine industry and press began to refer to these wines as SuperTuscans because of their popularity and quality, but also because of the prices they commanded. Subsequently, the Italian authorities, under the Goria Law 1992, redrew the classifications, and included the category IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) to classify the SuperTuscans.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytToscana IGTHere is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine. |
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