Tignanello

Marchese Piero Antinori is one of several high-profile producers who have long produced other more famous wines Tignanello, Solaia but now make Vermentino as well.

The Wine of Yachts and Beaches Lettie Teague 2011

This was Tignanello (available at Binny's), and today is considered to be one of the best wines produced in Italy, if not the world.

Ari Bendersky: Salute! Raise a Glass to Italian Wines 2009

The deep ruby/purple–colored 1999 Tignanello exhibits rare elegance married to considerable flavor intensity as well as power.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

With yields of only 30 hectoliters per hectare, and malolactic fermentation in barrel à la Tignanello, this wine reveals extraordinary concentration and a thick, viscous texture, yet no sense of heaviness or ponderousness.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

Both the Tignanello and the Solaia come from the Tignanello estate, located between the Greve and Pesa Valleys in the heart of the Chianti Classico–making regions, 20 miles south of Florence.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The Tignanello comes from southwest-facing parcels that are planted with vines dating back to the 15th century.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The Solaia vineyard is contiguous and, like the Tignanello, is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The 1990 Solaia is slightly more concentrated than the 1990 Tignanello, with a saturated purple color and a classic international nose of cassis, lead pencil, vanilla, and smoke.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The 1997 Tignanello possesses a dense, ruby/purple color, and an expansive nose of black currants, cherry compote, vanilla, and earth.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

I would have to rank this vintage of Tignanello alongside the glorious 1985.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005