MARCHESI ANTINORI Tignanello 1983 (slightly smudged label)

Antinori is one of the most important and appreciated families throughout the world for the production of great wines. To trace the origin of this bond is necessary to go back to 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Florentine art of Vinattieri. 26 generations have passed by now, but in all these centuries the name Antinori has been able to shine more and more and conquer the palates of many wine lovers. Antinori is synonymous of history and tradition, has now become an integral part of Italian wine culture, the development of which has collaborated in an active, year after year. At the first estates in Tuscany and Umbria others have followed, confirming the passion and vision of this family. Solaia is certainly one of the most popular Italian wines in the world, a symbol of a constant search for quality implemented by Antinori. The Tignanello is certainly a name to the foreground, without forgetting the Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti, all of the highest level. Tradition and honor are intertwined in the name Antinori, a name which has become legendary in the course of many centuries and which today confirm, day after day, the reasons that lie behind such an important event.

-Tenuta Tignanello-

The Tenuta Tignanello estate is in the heart of Chianti Classico, in the gently rolling hillsides between the Greve and Pesa river valleys. It extends over an area of 319 hectares (788 acres), of which 127 (313 acres) are dedicated to vines. Two of the estate’s prized vineyards are on the same hillside, Tignanello and Solaia, on soils that originated from marine marlstone from the Pliocene period rich in limestone and schist. The vines enjoy hot temperatures during the day and cooler evenings throughout the growing season. The estate’s two signature wines, Solaia and Tignanello, are produced from these vineyards and have been defined by the international press as “among the most influential wines in the history of Italian viticulture”. According to Marchesi Antinori, Solaia and Tignanello are an ongoing challenge and a never-ending passion. The Tignanello estate has vineyards of indigenous Sangiovese grapes as well as some other untraditional varieties such as Cabernet Franc.