Antinori - Tignanello 2005

DECANTER: "On the nose a subtle smokiness makes way for fragrant floral, pepper, tea and fennel notes. The palate is still fresh, with admirable vibrancy and energy, while the tannins build becoming firm and grainy on the finish. Simply put, this has a tonne of character and is drinking brilliantly right now. Despite being a difficult year for Sangiovese, there is a slightly higher percentage in this vintage, where it makes up 85% of the blend as opposed to 80%."

WINE SPECTATOR: " Still very youthful and assertive, exhibiting cherry and currant flavors matched to velvety tannins. Lacks the length of the best Tignanellos, but remains intense and long.—Non-blind Tignanello vertical (October 2019). Drink now through 2035. 26,250 cases made."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Antinori has turned out a very beautiful Tignanello in 2005. The wine possesses perfumed, well-articulated aromatics that meld into a soft, generous core of ripe red fruits. Smoke, mineral, tobacco and spice overtones develop in the glass with air. To be sure, this is a relatively slender Tignanello, and while it doesn’t have the qualities of the superb 2004, it does have the balance to age gracefully for the next decade or so."

FALSTAFF: "Mittleres Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, Randaufhellung. Feine Zwetschken-Weichsel-Frucht, feine Orangenzesten, tabakige Nuancen. Saftig, komplex, feine Kirschenfrucht, dezente Nougatnote, gute Länge, feine Würze, ein hocheleganter Wein mit vielen Facetten."