Pure, expressive Pinot Nero fruit rests on a bed of violets and roses in this elegant, sophisticated wine that’s touched with notes of earth, underbrush and spice. Offering a tremendous inner perfume of red berries and floral notes, the palate of this ’13 Pinot Nero uncoils with a silky feel and the grip of velvety tannins, building to a sustained, satisfying finish. The grapes for this wine spend ten days macerating on the skins in stainless steel; then, they're fermented in temperature-controlled barrels, followed by malolactic fermentation and aging for around eight months in barrique and another fifteen in bottle before release. Enjoyable now or years down the road, this Pinot Nero from Antinori is impressive.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Umbria
- Subregion/Classification: Umbria 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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