Antinori - Tenuta Tignanello : Marchese Antinori Riserva 2012

Marchese Antinori nous gratifie ici d'un Chianti Classico Riserva racé et aristocrate. Produit par la Tenuta Tignanello, ce Chianti Classico 2012 affiche une couleur rouge rubis intense. Le nez, à la fois élégant et fin, exprime des arômes de fruits rouges et de réglisse gourmande. L'attaque en bouche est franche, avec beaucoup de précision, et laisse développer en milieu de bouche des tanins fermes, pourtant très mûrs, dans un style viril reconnaissable. L'acidité donne beaucoup d'allonge à ce vin de la Toscane. La finale est longue, fruitée et rafraîchissante. Un vin doté de beaucoup d'énergie.

Wine Advocate-Parker :
Here is the ultimate wild card in the thick stack of aces that make up the Marchesi Antinori portfolio. It is the proverbial jolly (the name for the joker card in Italian) or the jack of all trades. The 2012 Chianti Classico Riserva Tenuta Tignanello can been seen as a huge provocation and that's the way I've decided to interpret it. When the Gran Selezione category was created in the Chianti Classico appellation, many important leaders hoped that the Antinori family would convert their landmark super Tuscan Tignanello into a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione wine. The Antinori clan indicated that they had no intention of removing Tignanello from its IGT Toscana status. Instead, they dedicated some fruit from the same vineyard site to this wine. The Riserva category is often seen as a stepping stone to Grand Selezione and I wonder if that is the direction this wine is headed? Will there one day be two wines from this historic vineyard: The IGT Tignanello and a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Tenuta Tignanello? There's some food for thought. The wine is very balanced and nuanced with pretty mineral notes, followed by red cherry flavors and mild spice.