Red Still Wine | Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana | 75cl
£179.95
ABV: 14%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub-Region: IGT Toscana
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese
Tignanello was a milestone in Tuscany and is one of the most iconic wines to come out of Italy. It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in barriques, the first contemporary red wine blended with untraditional varieties (specifically Cabernet) and one of the first red wines in the Chianti Classico region that didn’t use white grapes. It’s produced with a selection of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and considered one of the best of all the Super-Tuscan wines and certainly one of the most sought after.
THE WINE ADVOCATE 96 points
Drink Date: 2019 - 2040
The 2015 Tignanello is a wine that opens, like a fully blossomed rose, right in front of you. This vintage is immediately accessible, generous and opulent. The wine will surely flesh out and gain focus with more bottle age, but one of the best qualities of this vintage is just how beautiful the wine tastes straight out of the gate. The fruit is beautifully ripe with fresh blackberry and cherry nuances, spice, leather, sweet tobacco and smoke. Up until this vintage, the various blending components that make up Tignanello were vinifed in separate lots. Starting with 2015, the wine is blended sooner in order to achieve better overall integration. The entire Tignanello estate counts 130 hectares of vines, but the single-vineyard "Tignanello" that makes this wine is 57 hectares. Some 340,000 bottles were produced. - Monica Larner
JAMES SUCKLING 98 points
Fantastic aromas of dark berries, sandalwood and Spanish cedar that are ever so deep. Full body, an incredible spin of polished tannins and bright acidity. Incredible depth. Like looking over the edge of a skyscraper. Powerful and structured. A great Tignanello. A little more sangiovese than usual. Best since the legendary 1997?
