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Marchesi Antinori - Tenuta Tignanello Toscana IGT Tignanello 2019
96/100

Una delle prime etichette italiane dal respiro internazionale, ed insieme un grande vino di territorio. Assemblaggio di Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon e Cabernet Franc, naso molto raffinato, con tocchi di mirtillo in marmellata, sottobosco e grani di pepe nero, con ritorno agrumato. Beva salmastra, grande persistenza con ritorno fruttato-speziato.

One of the first Italian labels with an international scope, and at the same time a great local wine. Combination of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, very refined at the nose, with touches of blueberry in jam, undergrowth and black pepper grains, with citrus return. It has a brackish taste, great persistence with a fruity-spicy return.

Marchesi Antinori - Tenuta Tignanello Toscana IGT Solaia 2019
97/100

Storico blend di Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese e Cabernet Franc dalla grande raffinatezza e dal magico equilibrio. Mirtilli al naso, con tocco di eucalipto e buccia di sanguinella. Palato croccante-denso, tannini iodato-salmastri, grande persistenza.

Historic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc with great finesse and magical balance. Blueberries at the nose, with a touch of eucalyptus and blood orange skin. Crisp-dense palate, iodized-brackish tannins, very long persistence.

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Bolgheri DOC Rosso Cont’Ugo Guado al Tasso 2020 94/100

Un blend di Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc e Petit Verdot per rappresentare la complessità e l'eleganza del territorio bolgherese. Al naso tocchi di mora di rovo, sentori di sottobosco, poi magnifica traccia balsamica in chiusura. Bocca di croccantezza e tensione, con tannini iodati.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot to represent the complexity and elegance of the Bolgheri territory. At the nose touches of blackberry, hints of undergrowth, then a magnificent balsamic finish. The mouthfeel is crisp and taut, with iodized tannins.

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Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva Villa Antinori 2019 93/100

Dall’areale Nord della zona del Chianti Classico, un collaudato emblema della tipologia. Sangiovese, con un 10% di Cabernet Sauvignon, molto intenso al naso, con note di marasca in confettura e rosa canina, poi alloro e pepe rosa. Al gusto è sapido- salmastro, con ritorno fruttato e delle spezie dolci.

From the northern area of the Chianti Classico area, a proven symbol of the typology. Sangiovese, with a 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon, very intense to the nose, with notes of cherry in jam and wild rose, then laurel and pink pepper. The taste is savory- brackish, with fruity-sweet spices return.

Marchesi Antinori - Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri superiore DOC Guado al Tasso 2019 98/100

Bright ruby red color.
On the nose blackberry, then red currant, balsamic and graphite nuances. Compact mouthfeel, with big acidity that supports the fruit, then balsamic finish. Great persistence.

Marchesi Antinori - Castello della Sala Umbria IGT Cervaro della Sala 2020 95+/100

Anche nell’annata 2020 tutta la croccantezza e la ricchezza olfattivo-gustativa di un grande classico di casa Antinori. Blend di Chardonnay e Grechetto, naso con note di bergamotto, poi pesca Tabacchiera e salvia limonata, chiusa da sentori di noce moscata. Palato denso e teso, salmastro, chiuso da ritorno fruttato-officinale e grande persistenza.

Even in the 2020 vintage, all the crunchiness and the richness of smell and taste sensations of a great Antinori classic. Blend of Chardonnay and Grechetto, nose with notes of bergamot, then Tabacchiera peach and sage lemonade, closed by hints of nutmeg. The palate is dense and taut, brackish, closed by a fruity-officinal return and great persistence.

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Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione Badia a Passignano 2019 94+/100

Grande raffinatezza di fattura in questo Gran Selezione, uno dei migliori della tipologia. Affinamento in rovere ungherese, naso con tocchi di ribes rosso, poi rabarbaro e sottobosco, con tocchi di alloro. Palato fresco-denso, tannini salmastri e bella persistenza.

Great workmanship in this Gran Selezione typology, one of the best in its category. Aging in Hungarian oak, nose with touches of red currant, then rhubarb and undergrowth, with touches of laurel. Fresh-dense palate, brackish tannins and nice persistence.

Marchesi Antinori – Tenuta Tignanello
Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva Marchese Antinori Tenuta Tignanello 2019 93+/100

Zona di Mercatale Val di Pesa, grande equilibrio e compattezza gustativa. Sangiovese con piccolo aiuto di Cabernet Sauvignon, naso molto intense, ribes nero, tocchi di gardenia, ginepro ed eucalipto. Bocca succosa-densa, tannini iodato-sapidi e persistenza.

Area of Mercatale Val di Pesa, great balance and compact taste. Sangiovese with a little help of Cabernet Sauvignon, very intense nose, black currant, touches of gardenia, juniper and eucalyptus. The mouthfeel is juicy-dense, iodized-sapid tannins and persistence.

All of the tasting notes of the wine critic mentioned above in tastingbook, comes from press releases from wine importers and vineyards, or directly from the critic and can also be found on the critic’s own website, which can be easily accessed by clicking on the link above.

Luca Gardini is known as the Wine Killer thanks to the success garnered by his international project, GardiniNotes.com, developed exclusively in English and home to his ratings for wines from every part of the world.

An expert communicator of wine and influential Italian palate at the international level, Gardini is the first Italian critic to become part of Wine-Searcher, the largest database and enological search engine in the world, in good company with some of the most important international professionals of the sector, from noted periodicals. Among these are Robert Parker, Tim Atkin, Jancis Robinson, and James Suckling.

Gardini pens a weekly column entitled Gazza Golosa for the Gazzetta dello Sport, which publishes his Top 50 every year, and together with Luciano Ferraro oversees the guide Vignaioli e Vini d’Italia published by the Corriere della Sera.

His projects in the world of wine are numerous. Gardini is the creator of the BIWA-Best Italian Wine Awards, which each year celebrates the 50 best wines of Italy chosen by an international jury of the highest caliber, comprised of Kenichi Ohashi, Amaya Cervera, Tim Atkin, Christy Canterbury, Daniele Cernilli, Antonio Paolini, Pier Bergonzi, and Marco Tonelli.

Together with Pier Bergonzi, vice-director of the Gazzetta dello Sport, he created PopWine, a ranking of the 50 best Italian labels under 15 Euro. In 2014, he founded his Enoscuola, where every day impassioned students are taught how to taste wine following the rules of the Codice Gardini, a manual for wine lovers published in 2015.

Gardini participates as an expert opinion-leader in numerous wine festivals in Italy and abroad, such as Vinitaly, Ein Prosit, Barolo/Brunello, Merano Wine Festival, Vin Expo, ProWein, ExpoVinis, and the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair. As well, in 2016, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux chose him as the Italian spokesperson for promoting their “Week-end des Grands Cru.”