Antinori - Chianti Classico Riserva Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Tignanello 2021
Price: $59.96
Sale Price: $49.00
| Producer | Antinori |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 603023 |
| Size | 750ml |
The Marchese Antinori Chianti is a stealth value. Since 2011 this wine is made from the same vineyard as the vaunted Tignanello. It is a Super Tuscan hiding in Chianti Classico Riserva's clothing, and pricing. Much like an excellent second label Bordeaux, this wine follows a similar script. Grapes that are of exceptional quality that can't make their way into the 'grand vin' but are too good to simply discard go into making a superb wine at an entry point price.
With a nod to its big brother, Tignanello, this wine is mostly Sangiovese with a dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
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.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
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.
Vinous Media: 93 Points
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.
