2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Antinori
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The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Antinori is laced with black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice and spice. Ample and expansive in feel, the 2021 is wonderfully generous, not to mention incredibly delicious. Fruit sources are from some of the most coveted sites in the appellation.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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This wine sees its fruit sourced from multiple villages: San Casciano, Gaiole, Castellina and Greve. The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Antinori is not married to a specific subzone of the appellation because it seeks to embrace a house style rather than a vineyard identity. Aged in tonneaux with some barrique, the wine is rich and lasting but not large. In fact, it remains elegant on the palate with fine tannins and good fruit tension with cherry and blue flowers.
San Donato in Poggio. Sangiovese and ‘other varieties’. Dark ruby. Leafy cherry fruit with notes of cherry liqueur on the nose. Similar lushness of tangy cherry fruit to the Marchese Antinori but with rustic, slightly drying tannins dominating the finish. (WS)
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.
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Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah / Shiraz
Red
Dry