Seicentenario
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted wild boar, slow-braised beef short ribs, aged Pecorino Toscano cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
To celebrate six centuries of winemaking heritage dating back to 1385, the Antinori family created the legendary Seicentenario (meaning six-hundredth anniversary) from the historic 1985 vintage. This monumental, one-off cuvée was crafted as a tribute to twenty-six generations of dedication to Tuscan viticulture. Sourced from the family's finest estate vineyards in the Chianti Classico zone, most notably the prized parcels of Tignanello, this rare Vino da Tavola is a masterfully structured blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged extensively in French oak barriques, the wine represents the peak of the Super Tuscan movement's golden era, combining the rustic soul and bright acidity of Sangiovese with the muscular structure and refined tannins of Cabernet Sauvignon. It remains one of the most collectible and historically significant bottlings in Italian wine history.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its winemaking heritage back to 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Guild of Florentine Winemakers, Marchesi Antinori stands as one of the world's most enduring and influential wine dynasties. For more than twenty-six generations, the family has balanced deep reverence for Tuscan tradition with bold, pioneering innovation, most notably catalyzing the Super Tuscan revolution in the late 20th century. Based at their architecturally stunning headquarters in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, the estate oversees prestigious properties across Tuscany, Umbria, and beyond, with viticulture dedicated to capturing the distinct soul of each terroir. Today, led by Marchese Piero Antinori alongside his daughters Albiera, Allegra, and Alessia, the house produces iconic masterpieces including the legendary Sangiovese-Cabernet blend Tignanello, the opulent Solaia, and the benchmark Italian white Cervaro della Sala.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sangiovese (min 80%), Canaiolo, Colorino, Cabernet Sauvignon