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Antinori Tignanello
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
About this product
Tignanello created the Super Tuscan category in 1971 — the first time Sangiovese was blended with Cabernet Sauvignon (20%) and aged in barrique rather than large oak. It was also the first commercial Chianti to eliminate white grapes. Today it remains the benchmark Super Tuscan: 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, from the Tignanello vineyard in Sant'Andrea in Percussina.
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nosecherry, blackcurrant, cedar, spice, tobacco, subtle olive
palateSangiovese freshness + Cabernet structure; medium-full body; long finish
signaturethe Super Tuscan blueprint — Sangiovese brightness + Cabernet structure
Service
aging8-20 years
decanting1-2 hours
temperature17C
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cherry, blackcurrant, cedar, spice, tobacco, subtle olive
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Pairings
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Tignanello's pioneering blend pairs with wild boar pappardelle; the Super Tuscan tradition began at the same table
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Tignanello's blend pioneered the Super Tuscan; peposo's black pepper beef stew is a Florentine artisan tradition
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Tignanello's Sangiovese-Cabernet bridges the wild boar pappardelle; the blend's Tuscan structure for the Tuscan game tradition
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meat_poultry
The Antinori family estates are at the heart of Florentine cuisine culture; Tignanello's Sangiovese cherry and Cabernet cedar create the ideal Florentine steak companion
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Arista's fennel-rosemary crust bridges with the Sangiovese-Cabernet blend's dried herb character; the wine's structure holds against the pork's fat without overpowering
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The consommé's concentrated beef-umami and the porcini's earthiness are calibrated for Tignanello's cherry-tobacco complexity; the pasta's delicacy prevents the match from becoming too heavy
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Fiore Sardo's intense sheep-smoke character (traditional smoking) finds a worthy partner in Tignanello's tobacco-cedar complexity; a prestige Italian cheese-wine moment
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Sliced grilled beef with bitter rocket and Parmigiano — a Florentine trattoria classic. Tignanello's Sangiovese freshness and Cabernet structure provides the ideal frame: acidity for the rocket, tannin for the beef.
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