Antinori Marchese Chianti Classico Riserva 2020

In 1970 Piero Antinori made a new wine ‘Tignanello’ becoming the second ‘Super Tuscan’ of its time along with Sassicaia. It broke Chianti Classico DOC’s strict rules about blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with Sangiovese so for years, it was labeled as simply a ‘table wine’ although everybody saw right through that. In fact, ‘The Tig’ would help birth the Super Tuscan movement which for the last half century, has accounted for some of Italy’s finest Red wines ever made. A movement was born.

Nowadays, it seems like everybody is making a Super Tuscan – desperate to repeat the success and grandeur of The Tig, Sassicaia and Ornellaia… good luck.

The Antinori Family’s Tenuta Tignanello Estate vineyard is one of Chianti’s crown jewels. The sprawling, picturesque vineyard of some 140 acres is rich with rocky, calcareous limestone-rich soils and a southwestern exposure at 1150-1325 feet above sea level, giving the family everything they need to make some of the world’s greatest wines.