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Antinori Tenute Marchese Chianti Classico Riserva 2006
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90% sangiovese, 10% cabernet, and other complementary red varietals.
Marchese Antinori Reserve is made only during the best vintages, and only with the best grapes from the Antinori family's estates of Tignanello, Badia a Passignano, and Pèppoli, in the community of Mercatale Val di Pesa in the Chianti Classico region.
This wine has an intense ruby red color and an aroma characterized by very fruity notes; the conditions during the harvest produced grapes which were able to greatly express their varietal typicity, making the sangiovese very straightforward, rich, and characterized by the intensity of the grapes. The cabernet was able to express all of its strength together with elegance and refinement. On the palate, the wine opens very compactly, with hints of vanilla and chocolate, and with gentle tannins resulting from careful wood aging. The wine is minerally and has a persistent finish. It shows a great potential for extended longevity in the bottle.
Due to a very rainy and cold autumn and a severe winter with substantial amounts of rain, there was a slight delay in plant sprouting when compared to the average timing of the preceding years. The periods of blossoming and fruit setting were also accompanied by precipitation which, however, did not compromise the normal formation and growth of the grape bunches. In the second half of July, temperatures got very high, but, as opposed to previous years which were very hot, the weather changed again in August, bringing temperatures which were lower than average and frequent rains. September and October were characterized by warm temperatures during the day and cool temperatures at night, with temperature fluctuations which encouraged a perfect ripening of the sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon grapes. The optimal climatic conditions allowed for a very favorable harvest from a qualitative and quantitative point of view, thus guaranteeing excellent grapes. Harvesting of the sangiovese grapes concluded at the end of September, and that of the cabernet grapes finished at the beginning of October.
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WBW Rating: 93/100
Closure: Cork
Region: Italy |
Winemaker:
Drink now until: 2018
Alc/Vol: 13.5 %
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