1982 Tignanello
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The 1982 Tignanello is a mature and evolved wine that gives a good sense of the wine’s aging trajectory. This is a backwards looking wine with a bouquet that gives its best right now but that is unlikely to see any further evolution in the future. The bouquet offers tones of cured meat, savory spice, tar, old leather and dried fruit or prune. The acidity is still very much intact and this is what gives the wine its current staying power and tonic appeal. Silky tannins characterize the smooth finish.
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Concentrated ripe raspberry and chocolatey flavors characterize this wine, which has the firm tannins and plump structure to demand threer or four years before it's what it should be. WineSpectator.com
Very pale brick colour going brown. The nose is fading a little with notes of dried fig, forest floor and a little gamey / meatiness. The faintest remnants of silky tannins remain on the palate supporting some dried fruit and tea leave flavours. Medium to high acidity still provides some freshness, though this wine has topped its pinnacle and is on its way back down the mountain. Long earthy finish. Tasted November 2008. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, eRobertParker.com
The 1982 Tignanello is a mature and evolved wine that gives a good sense of the wine’s aging trajectory. This is a backwards looking wine with a bouquet that gives its best right now but that is unlikely to see any further evolution in the future. The bouquet offers tones of cured meat, savory spice, tar, old leather and dried fruit or prune. The acidity is still very much intact and this is what gives the wine its current staying power and tonic appeal. Silky tannins characterize the smooth finish. Oct 2015, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Marchesi Antinori is a leading Italian producer, historically based in Tuscany, who rose to fame after creating Tignanello – one of the first Super Tuscans . Combining tradition and innovation to craft fine wine, the family-owned firm has been a force in the Italian wine industry for over 600 years.