Classification
ToscanaIGT
Vintage
2021
Climate
The 2021 vintage was characterized by a rainy winter that
provided the vineyards with excellent water reserves.
Budding occurred towards the end of March, slightly
late compared to 2020. The second half of April was
characterized by generally low temperatures that
slowed down the vegetative development of the vine and the
subsequent flowering, which occurred in the second ten days of May,
late by about 10 days compared to last year. The end of
spring and summer were characterized by a generally warm and
dry climate, allowing the plants to
recover part of the initial delay and to start the
ripening process in the best possible way. The excellent temperature ranges between
day and night from mid-August until the harvest favored the
development of the aromatic component and the obtaining of ripe, healthy and balanced
grapes. The harvest, as in 2020, began in the second week of September with
Merlot, continued with Syrah and Petit Verdot, and concluded
with Sangiovese and Cabernet by mid-October.
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Winding
The harvested grapes were destemmed and softly pressed and transferred to special thermo-conditioned tanks. The
alcoholic fermentation ended in 5-7 days. The controlled fermentation temperatures did not exceed
28 °C for the Cabernet, Sangiovese and Petit Verdot grapes, thus favoring the extraction of color and sweet tannins, while
in the case of the Syrah and Merlot grapes, the temperatures never exceeded 25 °C to preserve their aromatic components. The
maceration lasted for 8-12 days. Following malolactic fermentation, which took place in the months of
October and November for all varieties, the wine was transferred to French and
Hungarian oak barriques where it began its
maturation period. Villa Antinori was bottled starting in August 2023.
Historical Data
Villa Antinori was produced for the first time in 1928 by Marchese Niccolò Antinori, father of Piero Antinori,
as the flagship wine of Casa Antinori, capable, like perhaps no other, of representing the history, identity and
family continuity. “It is called Villa Antinori. Rosso di Sangue Toscano […] from grapes born, matured and harvested in
our vineyards on Tuscan estates and then vinified and aged in Casa Antinori”. Cit. Piero Antinori
Tasting Notes
Villa Antinori 2021 has a ruby ??red color. On the nose it is intense, intriguing and characterized by fruity notes of black cherry and plum jam combined with hints of boxwood, tobacco and vanilla. On the palate it is enveloping, with soft, velvety tannins and supported by excellent freshness and flavor.