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Tignanello Piero Antinori 2001 75cl
6 x Bottle (75cl)
In Bond Price What is In Bond?
£500.00
Retail Price What is retail price?
£613.69
Bottle Price: £102.29
Tignanello Piero Antinori 2001 75cl
Colour
Red
Vintage
2001
Producer
Tignanello
Country
ITALY
Region
TUSCANY
Product code
PPA01TIB6U
Availability
1 case
Tasting Notes
A blend of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Loads of blackberry, coffee and olive aromas. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, subtle yet rich finish. A very elegant Tignanello.
"A blackish ruby, its perfectly focused plum and cassis fruit, given an additional complexity by notes of sweet herbs and saddle leather, is fully and completely shaped in flavors of impeccable volume, roundness, and depth, caressing and powerful and with an additional power on the close which promises another 15 years of gratifying drinking." erobertparker.com
Producer Information
Tignanello is Piero Antinori's flagship wine; who over the last 25 years has revolutionised the Italian wine scene by introducing Cabernet Sauvignon into his wines. Blended with 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Tignanello was first released in 1971 and, along with nearby Tenuta Sassicaia, started the trend across Tuscany producing what became known as the 'Super Tuscans'.
Although it was at first seen as vinous treachery breaking the laws of tradition, the Antinori wines were a tremendous success overall, forcing far-reaching changes in attitudes whilst being classified only as IGT (regional wine) due to the use of international grape varieties. The wine is intensely fruity and complex on the nose, full-bodied and rich on the palate, with exceptional structure and a lengthy finish. The Tignanello vineyard; which is among the last to be harvested, consists of 47 hectares on a southwest-facing, rocky-marl and limestone plot. This legendary wine is not to be passed-by!
