Villa Cigliano Gran Selezione
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Florentine T-bone steak), slow-braised wild boar ragu, or aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Villa Cigliano is the historic beating heart of the Antinori family, a stunning Renaissance estate in San Casciano in Val di Pesa that has belonged to the family since 1546. This Gran Selezione represents a profound connection to their ancestral roots. Crafted predominantly from Sangiovese grown on the estate's rolling hills, the wine benefits from a unique microclimate and soils rich in clay and limestone. Following the strict rules of the Gran Selezione classification, the grapes are meticulously selected and aged for at least 30 months, including extensive time in oak barrels. The result is a wine of immense grace and complexity, weaving together bright red cherry fruit, dried violets, earthy forest floor, and refined spice, reflecting the noble history of Tuscan winemaking.
🍾 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