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Piero Antinori's opulent, intense Tignanello represents the very best of the Super-Tuscan movement: traditional methods of winemaking combined with a desire to innovate when innovation creates a better wine. Grown in the Chianti Classico zone, and comprised primarily of Sangiovese with small parts Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, Tignanello veers more to the Tuscan end of the spectrum, even if it and its maker are pretty much synonymous with the Super-Tuscan movement. Ever since Tignanello's inaugural vintage in 1971, Antinori has restricted his production of Tignanello to only the best vintages. However, in 2004 Antinori made a change to its regimen; he began fermenting and aging the component wines separately, assembling the wine just before aging in bottle. With a bottle of Tignanello, it’s always a gorgeous taste of history in the making.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Toscana
- Subregion: Toscana IGT
While deeply ensconced in the rebellious tradition of Super-Tuscan wines, Guado al Tasso’s Marchese Piero Antinori stands in opposition to most Super-Tuscan winemakers. In contradiction to those producers who looked to French techniques, Antinori believes that to imitate a Bordeaux wine is wrong; rather, he wants to make great wines by using Italian tradition to shape both indigenous and international varietals. With the guidance of legendary enologist Giacomo Tachis, Antinori introduced Tignanello in 1971, Solaia in 1978, and Guado al Tasso in 1990. Located in the Bolgheri zone, the Guado al Tasso estate, or “Badger’s Ford,” dates back to 1385 when Antinori’s ancestors joined the Florentine Guild of Vintners. Twenty-six generations later Antinori has acquired and developed estates in Toscana’s finest and most progressive viticultural areas of Montalcino, Chianti Classico, and Montepulciano, and beyond, all of which work in concert to produce some of the bst-loved Italian wines.
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