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Hidden Tuscany Rating
Super Tuscan from the Tignanello vineyard, blending Sangiovese and Cabernet, with a documented and distinctive winemaking history. The main reservation concerns its high price, with no recognized distinction attested in the file.
Chianti Classico wine from the Tignanello vineyard, with 85% Sangiovese completed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc; the Tuscan roots are clear, and the Bordeaux component is openly embraced.
No distinction or guide is mentioned in the file; the 97/100 score cited in the description is not attributed to an identified guide, so it cannot be retained.
Price of €193.14 per bottle, high for a Super Tuscan appellation without a named distinction; the file does not allow us to place it against the usual price for its rank.
Described profile (blackcurrant, cherry, tobacco, silky tannins) and a precise pairing with bistecca fiorentina; announced aging potential up to twenty years and a one-hour decanting recommended.
Producer Antinori named, Chianti Classico hillside vineyard specified and aging in French oak barriques mentioned; aging duration not specified.
Independent rating, calculated from the property's public information and traveler reviews. Commissions received on bookings are not included in the rating.
How we rateThe wine
I recommend the Tignanello 2022 for the encounter it orchestrates between the depth of Sangiovese and the structure of Bordeaux varieties. Grown in a vineyard perched in the hills of Chianti Classico, this Super Tuscan combines intensity, freshness and silky tannins, without erasing the character of Tuscany. Its average expert score of 97/100 gives a reference point, but it is above all its balance between fruit, earth and spice that holds my attention.
Tignanello is one of the emblematic wines of the Antinori family. It is only produced in the best vintages, from grapes of the Tignanello vineyard, located high in the hills of Chianti Classico. The 2022 is presented as a Super Tuscan, a category associated with wines that upset Italian conventions by making room for international varieties.
The blend brings together 85% Sangiovese, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The history of Tignanello is tied to several landmark changes: it was the first Italian wine based on Sangiovese aged in new French oak barriques, and one of the first Tuscan reds to incorporate international varieties. It was also made without the traditional addition of white wine to the red, a practice once used to bring freshness. When it appeared in the 1970s, this type of wine had to be labeled as table wine, because it departed from the rules and customs then in force. This journey illuminates the style of Tignanello: an openly assumed interpretation of the terroir, rather than a simple reproduction of tradition.
La robe est d’un rubis opaque, relevé de reflets violets sur le bord du verre. Le nez mêle cassis, pétale de rose, cuir et kirsch. En bouche, la matière est dense et ferme, avec des notes de cerise rouge, de terre, de fer et de tabac. Les tanins restent soyeux et la finale conserve une fraîcheur bienvenue, qui prolonge le vin sans l’alourdir. La fiche conseille de l’ouvrir dès maintenant ou de le garder jusqu’à vingt ans ; si tu le sers aujourd’hui, prévois une heure de carafe avant le repas.
Pour l’accord, je suivrais la voie toscane suggérée par son caractère à la fois riche, tannique et frais : une belle pièce de viande rouge, idéalement une bistecca fiorentina, simplement accompagnée d’un filet d’huile d’olive extra vierge fraîchement pressée du Chianti. C’est un vin à ouvrir lors d’un repas où l’on prend le temps de passer du premier nez aux dernières notes de tabac et de terre. Si tu préfères le garder, sa capacité de garde annoncée laisse aussi la place à une dégustation future, lorsque tu auras envie de retrouver cette alliance de fruit, de structure et de fraîcheur.
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