The wine is placed in new barriques where it completes malolactic fermentation by the end of the year and is aged in barriques for about 14 months. This is followed by 12 months maturing in the bottles.
Spicy hints of cinnamon and cloves, alongside oaky and piquant peppery aromas. A rounded, creamy, sweet and well-balanced palate is followed by an aftertaste of incense, balsamic notes and cherry.
History of Antinori
In 1385, the Antinori family became part of the wine business when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Florentine Vintner's Guild.
Since 1966, Marchese Piero Antinori, son of Marchese Niccolò, has run the company with his daughters, Albiera, Allegra and Alessia, also playing an active role.
For more than 26 generations now, Antinori's philosophy has been based on the combination of both tradition and innovation: to preserve Italy's enological…
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Vinous (Antonio Galloni)
(VN) :
96
Points (2020)
Wine Spectator
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95
Points (2020)
Jeb Dunnuck
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93
Points (2020)
Wine Enthusiast
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92
Points (2020)
Robert Parker
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94
Points (2019)
James Suckling
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92
Points (2018)
Wines & Spirits
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91
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Decanter
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90
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