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2016 Tignanello, Antinori, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sangiovese
James Suckling
97/100
97/100
Monica Larner
97/100
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Product: 20168007313
2016 Tignanello, Antinori, Tuscany, Italy

Description

This is deep, rich, dark and fragrant on the nose, with notes of berry fruit, spice, oak and summer flowers. Full-bodied and powerful on the palate, black fruit from the Cabernets dominates the attack at present, but with silky Sangiovese making its presence felt too. Very impressive, and almost impenetrable at this youthful stage, this has great fruit, depth, complexity, acidity and fine yet grippy tannins. This looks like it will be a great Tignanello, but will need more time than most vintages to show its best. Drink 2022-2040+.

Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager (March 2020)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 14
Grape List Sangiovese
Body Full Bodied
Property Antinori

Critics reviews

James Suckling 97/100
Wonderful aromas of pine needles, rosemary, fresh mushrooms, bark and dark fruit. Full body. Very tight and tannic backbone. Racy and driven. Undertones of orange peel and wet earth. Even licorice and mint. Great finish. Better after 2021, but exciting to taste now. james_suckling
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com
97/100
A big, lush style, this red delivers pure aromas and flavors of black currant, cherry, violet, flint, tobacco and baking spices. This is supple, yet backed by a firm, dense matrix of tannins, so all the components a re there, but this needs time to integrate. Lovely sweet, ripe finish. The Wine Spectator
WineSpectator.com
Monica Larner 97/100
To hit the market in June, the 2016 Tignanello is a rock-solid wine and a stunning beauty. The wine offers an impeccable level of precision and laser-focus delivery of fruits, spices, tilled earth, espresso beans and Mediterranean herbs. This vintage follows the classic blending formula of 80% Sangiovese with about 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc. The vines are now 15 to 20 years old. Compared to the 2015 vintage that ultimately appeared more chewy and succulent, this expression from the iconic 2016 vintage is more vibrant, nervous and jazzed. It shows more savory spice, saltiness and minerality, with a beautifully integrated quality of tannins. Some 320,000 bottles were produced. This wine is at the top of the list of some of the best Tignanello ever made, including the vintages 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015.Monica Larner - 31/05/2019
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (May 2019)

About this wine

Sangiovese

A black grape widely grown in Central Italy and the main component of Chianti and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano as well as being the sole permitted grape for the famed Brunello di Montalcino.

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