Antinori - Tignanello 2020

JAMES SUCKLING: "Violets and lavender with dark fruit and hints of dark chocolate. Sophisticated nose. Medium-bodied with fine tannin structure that gives this finesse and beauty. It’s very long and goes on for minutes. Precision. 68% sangiovese with the rest in cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable but better in three or four years."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Delightfully approachable on the nose right away, with warm mocha notes and cool graphite aromas against bing and black cherries, and a palate that's equally outrageously delicious and easy to love even in its unbridled youth, with more cherries, blackberries, raspberries and chocolate inside a framework of tannins made to measure and acid built like an invisible force field."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Newly on the market now, the 2020 Tignanello shows a gorgeous bouquet with an upfront and accessible personality. Right off the bat, you get dark cherry, dried raspberry, spice, toasted almond and citrusy blood orange. The blend is normally 75% to 80% Sangiovese with 7% Cabernet Franc. The grape in between, making up 13% to 18%, is Cabernet Sauvignon. This vintage is very pretty and won’t require a long wait. The tannins are sweet and silky. “Tignanello proves itself as a great vineyard site in both the challenging and the classic years,” says Managing Director Renzo Cotarella. Annual production falls between 300,000-350,000 bottles."

FALSTAFF: "Sattes Rubin mit zartem Granatrand. Sehr klare und präzise Nase, duftet nach reifen, prallen Kirschen und Brombeeren, dazu zarte Noten nach Kastanien und Blutorangen. Griffiges, herzhaftes Tannin prägt den Verlauf am Gaumen, viel saftige Frucht, baut sich satt auf."

WINE SPECTATOR: "A concentrated red, with black cherry, blackberry, iron, tobacco and vanilla flavors framed by sweet spices and toast accents. Ends with mouthcoating tannins, yet is pretty well-balanced overall. Alluring and classy. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2045."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Saturated magenta with a hint of purple, the 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva is a flashy wine, offering luxurious aromas of polished leather, toasted vanilla bean, black cherry liqueur, sage, and cedar. Full-bodied, it carries its bourbon-noted spice through the palate, with notes of butterscotch, ripe tannins, and toasted oak spice. It will need some time to settle, but I wouldn't expect its wood notes to ever fully tone down. An ample style with a New World sensibility, it should have a good deal of longevity. Drink 2026-2036."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Lifted nose but still quite a dense, sweet palate with some refreshment on the finish."