🏰 The 2017 Antinori Tignanello is a classic Super Tuscan, a testament to Antinori's resilience and innovation in a challenging vintage. Despite a hot and dry growing season that reduced yields, the concentrated grapes resulted in an extraordinary blend. This wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, showcasing a dark, exuberant, and inviting character. On the nose, expect impressive yet elegant aromas of red and blue fruits, toasted oak, pipe tobacco, and licorice. It also offers notes of cassis, menthol, blue flower, and pipe tobacco, with a symphony of dark fruit including black cherry, plum, spice, and sweet tobacco, alongside a distant hint of medicinal or menthol herb and crushed chalk. The palate is full-bodied with juicy acidity, a plush texture, and firm tannins, delivering sweet cherry, cassis, and plum, with earthy notes and a long, rounding finish. It's rich, bold, complex, and perfectly balanced. 🍴 This remarkable Super Tuscan is delicious on its own but even better with food. It pairs exceptionally well with mushroom ravioli or a medium-rare filet mignon. Its bold and complex profile also makes it suitable for other rich Italian dishes or grilled red meats. 🥂 Ideal for a sophisticated Italian dinner, a celebration of Tuscan winemaking, or a special occasion that calls for a bold and complex red. This wine can be enjoyed now and for the next twenty years, though it is recommended to be better after 2023. Open one hour ahead to allow its full expression.