Antinori - Tignanello 2016

Die Tenuta Tignanello liegt im Herzen des Chianti Classico auf sanften Hügeln zwischen den Flüssen Greve und Pesa und umfasst über 300 Hektar Land. Von den etwa 130 Hektar Rebenfläche beherbergt die Tenuta Tignanello zwei ganz besondere Weinberge: Tignanello und Solaia, die sich auf demselben Hügel befinden und auf kalk- und schieferhaltigen Mergelböden marinen Ursprungs aus dem Pliozän wachsen. Die Weine profitieren während ihres Wachstums von warmen Tagen und kühlen Nächten. Die beiden Weine Tignanello und Solaia, die hier produziert werden, haben maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, den italienischen Wein ins Rampenlicht zu rücken und eine Renaissance des italienischen Weines auszulösen.

Tignanello, der erste Supertuscan

Der Tignanello war der erste Sangiovese, der in Barriques ausgebaut wurde und der erste moderne Rotwein, der mit nicht traditionellen Rebsorten wie Cabernet Sauvignon assembliert wurde. Tignanello ist ein Meilenstein in der Wein-Geschichte und wird aus einer Auswahl der besten Sangiovese-, Cabernet Sauvignon- und Cabernet Franc-Trauben hergestellt. Wenn Sie nach einem außergewöhnlichen Rotwein suchen, der Geschichte und Innovation vereint, dann ist Tignanello die perfekte Wahl.

The 2016 Tignanello is flat out stunning. Dark, dense and resonant, the 2016 is a wonderfully complete wine that will provide readers with decades of pure drinking pleasure. The 2016 is especially dark and brooding, and yet the tannins are incredibly polished to the point of being perceptible. In the glass, the 2016 is complete and regal, perhaps because of the super-classic blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The pedigree of the vintage comes through in the wine's extraordinary balance and total sense of finesse. I don't think there is another wine anywhere in the world made entirely from estate fruit that can match Tignanello for quality, consistency and value within its peer group of top-flight reds. 98/100 (08.2019)

To hit the market in June, the 2016 Tignanello is a rock-solid wine and a stunning beauty. The wine offers an impeccable level of precision and laser-focus delivery of fruits, spices, tilled earth, espresso beans and Mediterranean herbs. This vintage follows the classic blending formula of 80% Sangiovese with about 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc. The vines are now 15 to 20 years old. Compared to the 2015 vintage that ultimately appeared more chewy and succulent, this expression from the iconic 2016 vintage is more vibrant, nervous and jazzed. It shows more savory spice, saltiness and minerality, with a beautifully integrated quality of tannins. Some 320,000 bottles were produced. This wine is at the top of the list of some of the best Tignanello ever made, including the vintages 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015. 97/100 (05.2019)

Tasted from barrel, the 2016 Tignanello will be released next year in April. This celebrated red blend is of course mostly Sangiovese with about 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. If 2015 is an ideal vintage for Tuscan blended reds made with the great Bordeaux varieties, the 2016 vintage is better suited to Italian grapes such as Sangiovese. This classic vintage of Tignanello has a leg up, albeit slim, over the previous vintage precisely because the protagonist here is Sangiovese. This wine shows a high caliber of fresh primary fruit that is direct and intense. In the mouth, the wine is focused and sharp. Ultimately, the 2016 Tignanello is slightly more streamlined compared to the more fleshy 2015. This adds to the firm elegance you get here. 95-97/100 (09.2018)