NV Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
Varies by individual bottle, with most premium selections in the assortment typically reaching their peak between 5 and 20 years from their respective vintage dates.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Bistecca alla Fiorentina, slow-cooked wild boar ragù with pappardelle, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Antinori family has been shaping the landscape of Italian viticulture since 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori registered in the Florentine Winemakers' Guild. This exclusive assortment case represents a curated journey through Tuscany's most prestigious terroirs, showcasing the family's relentless pursuit of innovation while honoring centuries of tradition. Typically featuring a selection of their iconic estate bottlings—ranging from the revolutionary Sangiovese-Cabernet blends of Chianti Classico to the bold, maritime-influenced Bordeaux varietals of Bolgheri—this collection highlights the diverse microclimates and soils of the region. Each bottle within the assortment reflects Antinori's signature style of balancing elegance, structure, and expressive fruit, crafted using meticulous hand-harvesting, parcel-by-parcel fermentation, and refined oak aging.
🍾 About the Producer
Marchesi Antinori is one of the world's most storied winemaking dynasties, tracing its commercial viticultural heritage to 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori matriculated into Florence's Arte dei Vinattieri. Spanning twenty-six generations, the family revolutionized modern Italian viticulture under Marchese Piero Antinori and legendary enologist Giacomo Tachis, catalyzing the Super Tuscan revolution with the pioneering release of Tignanello in 1971. Antinori commands an unrivaled tapestry of microclimates across Central Italy, encompassing the galestro and albarese marls of Chianti Classico at Tenuta Tignanello and Badia a Passignano, the maritime gravels of Bolgheri at Guado al Tasso, and the fossiliferous clay-limestone soils of Umbria at Castello della Sala. In the cellar, CEO and chief enologist Renzo Cotarella orchestrates a balance of precision, clonal selection, and judicious French oak barrique maturation. Antinori's benchmark wines—including the Sangiovese-driven Tignanello, the Cabernet-dominated Solaia, and the benchmark Umbrian Chardonnay blend Cervaro della Sala—stand as definitive monuments of Italian winemaking refinement.