Villa Antinori Bianco Toscana IGT 2019

The 2017 Villa Antinori Bianco offers a straw yellow color with greenish highlights.

The nose is delicate and elegant with its notes of bananas, pineapples, white flowers, and candied fruit.

The palate is balanced and harmonious with good flavor persistence and mineral notes on the finish and aftertaste.

Grape Varieties:  50% Trebbiano & Malvasia, 35% Pinot Grigio + P. Bianco, 15% Riesling Renano

Food pairing: Perfect for fish and light meats like poultry or veal

Serving temperature: 10°C

The harvested grapes were destemmed an given a soft pressing.

The must was chilled to a temperature or 50° Fahrenheit (10° centigrade) to favor a natural static settling of impurities.

After 48 hours it went into temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, where it fermented at a temperature held to a maximum of 64° Fahrenheit (18° centigrade). The wine was then held in stainless steel at a temperature of 50° Fahrenheit to fully maintain freshness and aroma.

Allergy informiation: Contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

10,40 €

13,32 € / L
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Villa Antinori Rosso Toscana IGT 2016

Villa Antinori shows an intense ruby red color, and its nose is a complex one:

there is red fruit, cherries and plums along with berry fruit and mint, well balanced with the sensations of spices and vanilla from the oak barrels.

The palate is round and is endowed with supple and velvety tannins as well as a long and savory finish and aftertaste.

Grape Varieties:  55% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Syrah

Food pairing: Ideal for not to heavy meat like rabbit or pasta with tomato sauce.

Serving temperature: 16°C

Alc. 13,5% vol. 

Vinification: 

The grapes were given a soft destemming and pressing and the must then went into temperature-controlled fermentation tanks where it first fermented for five to seven days and then remained on its skins for a further eight to twelve day period.

The fermentation of the Cabernet, Sangiovese, and Petit Verdot grapes never exceeded 82° Fahrenheit

(28° centigrade) to favor the extraction of color and soft tannins. In the case of the Syrah and Merlot, temperatures remained at

77° Fahrenheit (25° centigrade) to best conserve aroma. The wine was put through a complete malolactic fermentation during the months of October and November, and it then went into small barrels coopered from French, Hungarian,

and American oak, where it aged for approximately a year.

Allergy informiation: Contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

14,80 €

19,99 € / L
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Villa Antinori Peppoli Chianti Classico DOCG 2018

The 2018 Pèppoli is ruby red in color. Intensely fruity notes of cherries and red currants dominate on the nose along with integrated hints of violets and a light touch of toasted oak. The palate, fresh and savory with supple tannins, shows a finish and aftertaste which recall the sensations first felt on the nose.

Grape Varieties:  90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot & Syrah

Food pairing: Great for a set Menu with olives and capers.

Serving temperature: 16°C

Alc. 13,5% vol. 

Residual sugar: 2,1g/l

Total accidity: 5,37g/l

Store: 4-5 years

Vinification: 

The grapes, picked separately, variety by variety, were destemmed and pressed and the must transferred into stainless steel fermenting tanks.

The fermentation took place at temperatures maintained between 79° and 82° Fahrenheit (26-28° centigrade) to fully bring out the aromatic patrimony of the crop and conserve the fruity and floral notes of the different varieties; the period of skin contact lasted 8-10 days for the Sangiovese and fifteen days for the complementary varieties, and the extraction was carried out with delicate techniques aimed at producing soft and polished tannins. At the end of the malolactic fermentation, which terminated by the end of the year for all of the different varieties,

the wine went into wood, where it aged for approximately nine months in large Slavonian oak casks and, for a small part of the total production, in stainless steel tanks. The bottling took place in December of 2017.

Awards:

James Suckling: 92 points (Jg. 13), 90 Pkt. (Jg. 11)

Wine Spectator: 90 points

Allergy information: contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

15,90 €

20,65 € / L
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Tenuta Pian delle Vigne Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2018

The wine is an intense ruby red in color and its nose is dominated by notes of such ripe red fruit as wild cherries and raspberries given an additional complexity by hints of violets and dog roses, spices, and the characteristic herbs of Mediterranean brush land. The flavors are fresh and vibrant with supple and silky tannins. On the aftertaste, the notes of such ripe red fruit as red currants and raspberries fuse with light balsamic sensations to compose a long and savory finish.

Grape Varieties:  100% Sangiovese

Serving temperature: 16°-18°C

Alc. 13,5% vol. 

Store: around 4-5 years

Vinification: 

Upon arriving in the cellars, the grapes were destemmed and lightly pressed and then went into stainless steel tanks to be fermented at temperatures held to approximately 77° Fahrenheit (25° centigrade) in order to fully conserve their aromatic patrimony; the fermentation lasted from eight to ten days. At the end of the malolactic fermentation, the wine went into large oak casks where it was aged for a period of approximately twelve months.

Awards:

Bibenda: 4 Grapes (Jg. 12)

Allergy information: contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

19,50 €

26,52 € / L
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Villa Antinori Chianti CLassico D.O.C.G riserva 2013

Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva is ruby red in color. The nose shows intensely fruity notes of ripe cherries, red currants, and wild berry fruit along with well integrated notes of toasted oak and tobacco, and a touch of balsamic sensations. The palate is ample and enveloping, savory, soft in its tannins and velvety in texture. The finish and aftertaste are long and persistent.

Grape Varieties:  90% Sangiovese, 10% different varieties

Food pairing: Ideal for not to heavy meat like rabbit or pasta with tomato sauce.

Serving temperature: 16°C

Alc. 13,5% vol. 

Residual sugar: 2,1g/l

Total accidity: 5,1g/l

Store: 8-10 years

Vinification: 

The grapes were given a soft destemming and pressing and the must then went into temperature-controlled fermentation tanks

where it first fermented for five to seven days and then remained on its skins for a further eight to twelve day period.

The fermentation of the Cabernet, Sangiovese, and Petit Verdot grapes never exceeded 82° Fahrenheit

(28° centigrade) to favor the extraction of color and soft tannins. In the case of the Syrah and Merlot, temperatures remained at

77° Fahrenheit (25° centigrade) to best conserve aroma.

The wine was put through a complete malolactic fermentation during the months of October and November,

and it then went into small barrels coopered from French, Hungarian and American oak, where it aged for approximately a year.

Awards:

Parker Points - Wine Advocate: 91 Pkt. (Jg. 13)

James Suckling: 92 Pkt. (Jg. 13)

Wine Enthusiast: 91 Pkt. (Jg. 13)

Wine Spectator: 90 Pkt. (Jg. 13)

Allergy information: contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

21,90 €

29,20 € / L
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Tenuta Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino DOC 2015

The 2015 Pian della Vigne shows a brilliant ruby red color. The nose is delicate and complex with notes of ripe fruit, cherries, and plums, perfectly balanced with sensations of dried and candied fruit and spices. The palate is ample with supple tannins and is enlivened by a note of vibrant acidity with fully brings out the intense persistence and pleasure of its aromas. The finish offers hints of tobacco, dark chocolate, and berry fruit.

An extremely elegant and bracingly savory wine of great finesse.

Grape Varieties:  100% Sangiovese

Serving temperature: 16°C

Alc. 14% vol. 

Store: around 3-6 years

Vinification: 

A careful and precise selection of the grape bunches, carried out both in the vineyard and in the cellar, guaranteed the arrival for fermentation of grapes which were capable of expressing the unique character of a territory such as Montalcino. After a delicate destemming, the grapes were lightly pressed; the must then went into stainless steel tanks where it fermented at a temperature of 82° Fahrenheit (28° centigrade) and remained in contact with its skins for a total period of three weeks. Once in oak casks with a capacity between 800 and 2100 gallons (3000-8000 liters),

the wine was put through a complete malolactic fermentation and began its process of oak aging. After approximately 24 months in oak, the wine left its casks and began its period of pre-lease bottle aging in the month of May, 2016.

Awards:

Wine Advocate 92/100 USA

Wine Spectator 93/100 USA

Allergy information: contains sulfites

Producer:

MARCHESI ANTINORI S.p.A.

50123 Firenze

Italien

49,80 €

66,38 € / L
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