Antinori Tenuta Tignanello 'Marchese Antinori' Chianti Classico Riserva 2021

Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva is an intense ruby red colour. On the nose notes of ripe red fruit combine with pleasant hints of vanilla and spices. The palate is enveloping, balanced, but also lively and deep with soft and silky tannins. A wine full of character, with an excellent territorial identity, characterized by a long and persistent finish.

On arrival in the cellar, the bunches of grapes were destemmed and then softly pressed; the must was transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation took place, for about a week. Maceration was managed with very delicate racking and delestage to guarantee an intense extraction but at the same time preserving the elegance and sweetness of the tannins. At the end of malolactic fermentation, which took place spontaneously by the end of the year, the assembled wine was aged in French and Hungarian oak barriques for about a year. Marchese Antinori was then bottled and aged in the bottle for an additional 12 months.