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  • Country ranking ?

    350
  • Producer ranking ?

    46
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035

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The Story

Tignanello is produced exclusively from the vineyard of the same name, a parcel of some 140 acres (57 hectares) with limestone-rich soils and a southwestern exposure at 1150-1325 feet (350-400 meters) above sea level at the Tignanello estate. It was the first Sangiovese wine to be aged in small oak barrels, the first modern rd wine to use such non-traditional varieties as Cabernet in the blend, and among the first red wines from the Chianti Cl...

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The season started off with a particularly mild winter with very little rain. This caused the plants to sprout much earlier than average, and accelerated all of the other phases of vegetation as well. Subsequently, the first months of summer were rather hot, whereas in August the weather cooled down, allowing for normal vegetative plant development, even if harvesting had to be scheduled a bit earlier as compared to preceding vintages. During ...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

ending

Long

flavors

Cherry, Cigar-box, Tobacco, Dried-fruit and Spice

nose

Intense and Opulent

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Round, Harmonious and Silky tannins

Verdict

Impressive

Written Notes

Secondary flavours emerging. Spices, stewed plums, leather. The palate opens up with some attractive plushness. Sour cherry notes dominant the finish. Good length and surely plenty of time ahead of it. Attractive. Good wine.
  • 93p
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Origin

Florence, Tuscany

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The grapes, especially the sangiovese varietal, benefitted greatly from a year which was particularly advantageous from the point of view of the ripening process. The excellent meteorological conditions permitted the grapes to be harvested in a particularly healthy and ripe state, thus allowing the grape bunches originating from the Tignanello vineyard to be selected according to their exposure to the sun and the plants' vigor. All of this resulted in a harvesting of clusters which were at the peak of their potential, thus arriving in the wine cellar in perfect condition. As usual, the procedures of fermentation and extraction were attended to with particular care, carrying out the subsequent operations of dèlestage and pumping over in such a way as to keep in tact the varietal aromas and the intensity of the color of the grapes. The fermentation of all the varietals was conducted at an average temperature of 27°C, without ever exceeding 31°C in order to preserve as much as possible the aromas and the typicity of the fruit.
Right from the beginning the musts showed great complexity. Especially in the case of sangiovese, the outstanding characteristic varietal aromas and elegance along with beautiful color, all made it possible to foresee a truly great vintage. After the first racking, which took place when alcoholic fermentation had finished, the wines were put into barriques (oak barrels) where malolactic fermentation took place by the end of the first year. The wines were then blended, and subsequently left to age for about 12 months in barriques, where they were periodically racked and tasted, barrel by barrel, until the moment of bottling. After an additional year of bottle-aging, the wine was introduced on the market. Alcohol content: 14% by vol.

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