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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by forceberry on 10/18/2018 & rated 95 points: The bottle number here is 1255/10000. 12% alcohol.
Pale, very translucent brick-orange color with a wide, colorless rim. The nose feels dusty, old and tertiary with quite savory aromas of sun-baked earth, some dried black cherries, a little bit of sweet, raisiny fruit, a hint of crunchy red fruit and a lifted touch of VA. The wine is very full-bodied, rather concentrated and fully mature on the palate with concentrated, silky flavors of wizened red cherries, some sweet raisiny fruit, a little bit of tobacco, light herbal bitterness, a hint of sun-baked earth and a touch of balsamic VA. The wine is moderately high in acidity and the firm tannins are still moderately grippy even after all these years. The finish is gently tannic and grippy with very complex, silky and extremely lengthy tertiary flavors of sour cherry bitterness, some sweet raisiny fruit, a little bit of tobacco, light leathery tones, a hint of smoke-cured meat and a touch of balsamic VA.
A beautifully evolved, beguiling and extremely complex Chianti Classico that is very developed and rather tertiary, but still remarkably alive even after more than 60 years. An outstanding wine that shows how ageworthy these best Sangiovese wines can be. Most likely the wine isn't going anywhere from here but down, so further cellaring isn't really necessary, but I doubt the wine is going to fall apart anytime soon if it has kept so good this long. A unique experience. Highly recommended. (1308 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/19/2009 & rated 89 points: Richard and Sandy's Round Robin Dinner (Chablis, Tignanellos, Musars and '89 Bordeaux) (Chez TJ, Mountain View, California): Medium brick red color with clear meniscus; fading fast, but still has a core of fruit, palate of light tomato paste, tart red fruit and dried cherry; medium-plus finish (2546 views) |
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RJonWine.com (6/19/2009)
(Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Antinori) Medium brick red color with clear meniscus; fading fast, but still has a core of fruit, palate of light tomato paste, tart red fruit and dried cherry; medium-plus finish 89 points |
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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.Sangiovese BlendSangiovese blend is used in CellarTracker for Italian wines to represent wines predominantly made of Sangiovese and blended with traditional Italian grapes. It is different than SuperTuscan which is a blend of Sangiovese with non-traditional (eg Bordeaux) varieties, often in closer to equal portions. For example, Chianti is at least 80% Sangiovese and will always be listed Sangiovese blend.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytChianti Consorzio Vino Chianti | Chianti (wikipedia) |
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