Villa Antinori Riserva 2021

Chianti Classico

Tuscany, Italy

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Style: Red	Packaging: OCC
ABV: 14.0%	Closure: Cork
Organic: No	Drink from: 2024
Biodynamic: No	Drink to: 2032
Grapes: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot

Critic scores

94+ RP, 93 AG, 93 JS, 92+ GM

Critic reviews

"This is one of the big surprises of this tasting and ultimately represents one of the best buys in the entire extended Marchesi Antinori portfolio. The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Tenuta Tignanello Marchese Antinori shares the DNA of Tignanello. It is Sangiovese kissed with small parts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Of course, the wine is more accessible and open compared to Tignanello, and spiritually, this wine is a Chianti Classico. By that I mean that the elegant minerality of these soils and the sunny flavors of its environs are the determining characteristics. You get wildflower, iris, tart fruit and plum. The wine's enhanced mineral character, with dusty white rock, is what adds lasting complexity and depth."
Monica Larner, March 2024, RobertParker.com

"The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Marchese Antinori is particularly strong this year. Red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate infuse the 2021 with notable depth. French oak is better integrated than in the past. There's less extraction today and quite a bit more finesse. This is a terrific showing from Antinori."
Antonio Galloni, June 2024, Vinous.com