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Antinori TIGNANELLO IGT Toscana |
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Where it's from:
Italy, Tuscany
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£250.28
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Powerful Reds |
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The original Super-Tuscan, Tignanello is produced exclusively from the Tignanello vineyard, a 47 hectares southwest-facing, calcareous rocky-marl and limestone soil plot with tufaceous elements, planted between 1,150 and 1,312 feet above sea level at Antinori's Santa Cristina Estate. It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in small oak barrels, the first red wine in modern times to use a non-traditional grape variety, Cabernet, in the blend, and among the first red wines made in Chianti with no white grapes. In all three instances, it set the example for a new breed of exceptional top-of-the-line Italian wine. The Sangiovese and the Cabernet grapes were vinified separately. The Sangiovese grapes were very rich in tannins and the maceration was carried out with very gentle techniques in order to avoid astringency and at the same time to protract the duration of the contact between skins and must to increase the structure. The Cabernet grapes, well balanced in terms of tannin and colour, allowed the use of techniques of maceration more resolute, even still gentle, to assure the same results in balance and structure. The alcoholic fermentation, for the two varieties, was carried out at a temperature never exceeding 30°C in the traditional wooden fermentors. The malolactic fermentation was terminated by the year's end in new oak barrels, still maintaining the two varieties separated. The wines were then blended at the beginning of the new year and returned immediately to one year old barriques. During the ageing in barriques, that lasted about 14 months, the wine was racked depending on its need. After this time it was bottled and aged for a further 12 months at controlled temperature. Single-vineyard, estate-wine it is a blend of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Intensely fruity and complex on the nose with hints of wood. This wine is full-bodied, rich and complex in the mouth with exceptional structure a and a lengthy finish. Limited Availability
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Antinori |
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Antinori VILLA ANTINORI Rosso Toscana IGT
Description: The ancient Antinori family have lived in Florence since the early 13th century when they moved from Calenzano, a small town between Florence and Prato, where their presence was recorded back in 1188. Wine is part of the family history and as early as 1385 Giovanni di Piero Antinori registered with the Guild of Winemakers. Wine remained the family's main passion and activity to the extent that in 1898, the 'Fattoria dei Marchesi Lodovico e Piero Antinori' was founded, and the property and farms were transformed into a really modern and well-organised business. It was founded by the two sons of Marchese Niccolo (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £146.16
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Antinori VIN SANTO TENUTE MARCHESE
Description: Taste: Amber in color with a honeysuckle nose and a full, rich combination of flavors. Sweet and complex, this wine is perfect with twice-baked biscotti such as cantuccini di Prato. Vinification: The grapes, which are exclusively from the three Antinori estates in Chianti Classico, are carefully selected and picked at various times during the harvest. Those picked during the earlier part of the harvest have higher acidity, while those picked later have a higher sugar content, ensuring a correct balance between sugar and acidity at the end of vinification.Once picked, the grapes are spread by hand on special straw mats in the appassitoio, a large, airy loft situated on the estate of Tignanello, and left to dry until the end of December, when they are pressed. The must is then transferred into traditional small, 50-200 liter oak casks known as caratelli, where a long, slow alcoholic fermentation takes place, which is interrupted when the wine reaches at 15/16 %vol. The wine then ages in the caratelli for about 3 years, undergoes a very light filtration, and is bottled. Alcohol: 16% vol.
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Avignonesi 50 & 50 Toscana IGT
Description: Even more sought after than Desiderio and the Grandi Annate Avignonesi' 50 & 50 is an oustanding and iconoclastic. This wine, as important and special as it is rare being a collaboration between Merlot and Sangiovese . Once in the winery this wine spend 18 months in barriques and a further 18 months in bottle. Ruby red in colour, this wine shows great balance as the the Merlot softens this well made red, while the Sangiovese provides structure and body. Intense and long finish complement the ripe fruit flavours of this very well made wine. Avignonesi is one of the great names of Italian wine. Ettore and Alberto Falvo have, over the past 30 years, taken a small estate and built it into a paradigmatic producer that has put Montepulciano on the map. The modernisation that took place at Avignonesi in the 1970s and early 1980s abated somewhat towards the end of the latter decade, but new energy has once again been injected into the business by the next generation of Falvos. Avignonesi has four estates, two in Montepulciano and two in the DOC zone of Cortona, situated to the east of Montepulciano in the foothills of the Apennines. These estates have about 115 hectares of vineyard and have been the area of greatest focus for Avignonesi over the past decade. Ettore Falvo has translated his passion for alberello training into the new vineyards planted on their estates. New Sangiovese vineyards are planted at a density of 7500 vines per hectare and the modified alberello they are using ensures earlier ripening, which has given fuller, riper wines than Montepulciano was previously capable of producing. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £418.70
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Avignonesi 50 & 50 Toscana IGT
Description: Even more sought after than Desiderio and the Grandi Annate Avignonesi' 50 & 50 is an oustanding and iconoclastic. This wine, as important and special as it is rare being a collaboration between Merlot and Sangiovese . Once in the winery this wine spend 18 months in barriques and a further 18 months in bottle. The colour is a particularly deep ruby-red with garnet hues; the bouquet is intense and delicate, opening with wild fruits and evolving into a spicy fragrance of rich and persistent vanilla, tobacco and leather; it is warm and smooth on the palate, wide, complex, long and persistent; there is good balance between the alcohol and acidic components; great in structure and longevity. Avignonesi is one of the great names of Italian wine. Ettore and Alberto Falvo have, over the past 30 years, taken a small estate and built it into a paradigmatic producer that has put Montepulciano on the map. The modernisation that took place at Avignonesi in the 1970s and early 1980s abated somewhat towards the end of the latter decade, but new energy has once again been injected into the business by the next generation of Falvos. Avignonesi has four estates, two in Montepulciano and two in the DOC zone of Cortona, situated to the east of Montepulciano in the foothills of the Apennines. These estates have about 115 hectares of vineyard and have been the area of greatest focus for Avignonesi over the past decade. Ettore Falvo has translated his passion for alberello training into the new vineyards planted on their estates. New Sangiovese vineyards are planted at a density of 7500 vines per hectare and the modified alberello they are using ensures earlier ripening, which has given fuller, riper wines than Montepulciano was previously capable of producing. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £335.50
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Avignonesi IL MARZOCCO Chardonnay Cortona DOC Montepulciano
Description: Characteristics: Il Marzocco has golden hue tending to amber; its bouquet is intense, fruity and full; its taste is aromatic, persistent and dry, but remarkable full bodied. Avignonesi is one of the great names of Italian wine. Ettore and Alberto Falvo have, over the past 30 years, taken a small estate and built it into a paradigmatic producer that has put Montepulciano on the map. The modernisation that took place at Avignonesi in the 1970s and early 1980s abated somewhat towards the end of the latter decade, but new energy has once again been injected into the business by the next generation of Falvos. Avignonesi has four estates, two in Montepulciano and two in the DOC zone of Cortona, situated to the east of Montepulciano in the foothills of the Apennines. These estates have about 115 hectares of vineyard and have been the area of greatest focus for Avignonesi over the past decade. Ettore Falvo has translated his passion for alberello training into the new vineyards planted on their estates. New Sangiovese vineyards are planted at a density of 7500 vines per hectare and the modified alberello they are using ensures earlier ripening, which has given fuller, riper wines than Montepulciano was previously capable of producing. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £145.58
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Avignonesi IL MARZOCCO Chardonnay Cortona DOC Montepulciano
Description: A blend of 85 % Chardonnay and 15% Sauvignon Blanc the grapes were hand picked, then destalked, crushed and pressed. The must was fermented in barriques of which 80% was new oak and 20% used oak. The wine was aged in barriques for 6 months, then in bottle for six months before release. Great care from the vineyard to the winery has produced a wine with a rich, biscuity nose characteristic of lightly oaked Chardonnay. Full-bodied and intense on the palate but not overwhelming, it has good length and attractive acidity. Avignonesi is one of the great names of Italian wine. Ettore and Alberto Falvo have, over the past 30 years, taken a small estate and built it into a paradigmatic producer that has put Montepulciano on the map. The modernisation that took place at Avignonesi in the 1970s and early 1980s abated somewhat towards the end of the latter decade, but new energy has once again been injected into the business by the next generation of Falvos. Avignonesi has four estates, two in Montepulciano and two in the DOC zone of Cortona, situated to the east of Montepulciano in the foothills of the Apennines. These estates have about 115 hectares of vineyard and have been the area of greatest focus for Avignonesi over the past decade. Ettore Falvo has translated his passion for alberello training into the new vineyards planted on their estates. New Sangiovese vineyards are planted at a density of 7500 vines per hectare and the modified alberello they are using ensures earlier ripening, which has given fuller, riper wines than Montepulciano was previously capable of producing. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £145.56
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Avignonesi OCCHIO di PERNACE Montepulciano
Description: Rich, velvety, orange peel, lime, beeswax and apricots, powerfully intense, yet with a great deal of elegance. Aged in Caratelli for 10 years. (3 x 37.5 cl)
Price: £405.46
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Avignonesi OCCHIO di PERNACE Montepulciano
Description: Occhio di Pernace is Avignonesi's Vin Santo made solely from Sangiovese. Only 700 bottles of the 1991 vintage were made and so availability is strictly limited. Available in half bottles. (3 x 37.5 cl)
Price: £417.91
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Avignonesi Rosso Avignonesi IGT Toscana
Description: Rosso Avignonesi is mid ruby red in colour, with aromas of plums on the nose. On the palate the wine has ripe tannins and plummy fruit, with savoury characters and slight spice on the finish. The Falvo brothers, who owned vineyards in the district of Cortona, took over Avignonesi in 1974 and invested heavily to build the estate. They sought out local varieties and also introduced international varieties such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir. Today, Avignonesi has 115 hectares of vineyard split between four estates. Two of the estates, Le Capezzine and I Poggetti, are situated in the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano zone, while the other two, La Selva and La Lombarda, are located further to the east in the Cortona D.O.C. zone. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £111.30
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Avignonesi VIN SANTO Cortona Montepulciano
Description: Undoubtably their greatest wine is the Vin Santo, aged in caratelli for nine years prior to bottling, during which time it requires a remarkable degree in intensity. Though rich and sweet, it finishes dry and long. Only 3000 bottles were produced and so availability is limited. Available in half bottles. (3 x 37.5 cl)
Price: £253.43
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Banfi LE RIME Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio Tuscany
Description: Considerable investment ensures Banfi produce a top quality product, this blend has the fragrance and freshness of Pinot Grigio balanced by the weight and structure of Chardonnay. Definitely not a neutral Italian white wine. A blend of 30% Pinot Grigio, 70% Chardonnay has developed a pale straw yellow colour. Here the fruit-forward aromas with notes of tropical fruits, pear and citrus are enriched by floral notes. On the palate, the wine is full bodied, lively and crisp. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £77.88
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Baroncini ALBORE Vermentino Tuscany
Description: Baroncini ALBORE Vermentino Tuscany from Italy, Tuscany by Baroncini
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