Tignanello
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2044
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, wild boar ragu, aged pecorino cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2016 Tignanello is a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Tignanello vineyard located within the Chianti Classico zone in Tuscany. The vineyard sits at altitudes between 350 and 400 meters on soils composed of calcareous clay, marl, and limestone. The 2016 vintage in Tuscany was characterized by a cool spring, a warm and dry summer with significant diurnal temperature variations, and a mild autumn, allowing for slow and optimal phenolic ripeness. The wine was aged for approximately 14 to 16 months in a combination of French and Hungarian oak barrels, followed by an additional 12 months of refinement in the bottle prior to release.
🍾 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 (approx 80%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%), Cabernet Franc (5%)