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Tignanello is a blend of Sangiovese (80%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) grown in the vineyard of the same name on the Santa Cristina estate located
in the Chianti Classico region. After approximately 2 years of aging in `barriques' of 225 liters, the wine is then bottle aged for another year .Solaia, produced from the vineyard of the same name, situated next to Tignanello,
is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon (75%), Sangiovese (20%) and Cabernet Franc (5%). The personality and aging potential of the wine comes from Cabernet, while the Sangiovese grape gives the wine elegance and finesse. After
approximately 2 years of aging in `barriques' of 225 liters, the wine then matures in bottle for another year before release. Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva produced from carefully selected grapes grown in high quality
vineyards of the Chianti Classico region, showcases the influence of modern winemaking on the traditional. Villa Antinori Bianco is made from traditional grape varieties of the Tuscany region, particularly Trebbiano and Malvasia
and Chardonnay. This combination of local and international varieties gives the wine more elegance and complexity without sacrificing its native characteristics and results in a dry, stylish and fruity wine. The Antinori
production for red wines has historically been concentrated in the area of Chianti Classico in Tuscany, where it owns three estates, Santa Cristina, Pčppoli and Badia a Passignano, totaling 618 acres of vineyards.
Since the
beginning of this century, Antinori has been producing white wine in the Orvieto Classico region on its 350-acre Castello della Sala estate, where local grape varieties, Trebbiano and Grechetto and international varieties,
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are produced. In the last ten years, Antinori has acquired additional vineyards in the DOCG areas of Tuscany. It owns two estates in the area of Montepulciano, an estate in Bolgheri, in Brunello di
Montalcino and Sovana, an emerging area in Southern Tuscany.
Although primarily concentrated in Tuscany and Umbria, Antinori also invested in other areas; Piedmont, Alba, Prunotto, producing quality Piedmontese wines;
California, Napa Valley, Atlas Peak, producing Sangiovese, Cabernet and Chardonnay; Hungary, Szekszard, Batāāpāti, producing quality redand white wines. For many years, the family has owned a restaurant in the center of Florence,
called ``Cantinetta Antinori" located in Palazzo Antinori. Its success has lead to the opening of two other Cantinetta Antinori restaurants in Zurich and Vienna. |
