Tignanello 2021 Toscana Rosso Igt - Antinori

The Tignanello, produced by the winery Antinori, is a still red wine that enjoys the Tuscan IGT designation. It is an unconventional wine, considering that it was the first to be blended in non-traditional ways, without the inclusion of white grapes.

The grapes come from vines that are 85 percent Sangiovese, 10 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5 percent Cabernet Franc. Careful climatic conditions are required for all three varieties as far as harvesting is concerned. Fermentation takes place at a temperature of around 27 degrees, never rising above 31, so as to preserve the organoleptic properties of the three grapes.

Fermentation is first alcoholic, after which the wines are placed in new oak barrels, where a second malolactic fermentation takes place in order to reduce acidity. Aging takes 12 months, and takes place in barriques. After this stay, the wine is bottled, where it undergoes an additional year of rest.

Tignanello is born in Tuscany, and more precisely in the vineyard of the same name, located on the Tigneto estate between 350 and 400 meters above sea level, covering more than 47 hectares. The soil is of calcareous origin, with numerous tuffaceous components, which help give the wine its peculiarities, also in terms of longevity (about 25 years). The validity of Tignanello wine, have also been recognized by Bibenda and Gambero Rosso, which awarded it 5 bunches and three glasses respectively, synonyms of excellence vincola.