Villa Antinori Rosso
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pairs beautifully with classic Tuscan meat ragù over pasta, grilled red meats such as flank steak, and medium-aged cheeses like Pecorino Toscano.
✨ Technical Specifications
First released in 1928 by Marchese Niccolò Antinori, Villa Antinori Rosso was created to represent the historic family's signature style and the soul of Tuscan winemaking in a bottle that could travel and age gracefully. This landmark wine is crafted primarily from Sangiovese, the noble grape of Tuscany, complemented by international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah, which are sourced from the family's estate vineyards across the region. The grapes undergo careful fermentation followed by approximately twelve months of aging in French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels. This process yields a deeply expressive red wine characterized by ripe red berries, subtle spices, and a velvety texture, embodying the rich heritage and innovative spirit of the Antinori dynasty.
🍾 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.