2019 Marchesi Antinori Villa Antinori Rosso
Tasting note
Deep purple-red colour, thick streaks in the glass. Warm and fruity on the nose with medium-intensity cooked fruit. Red plum, cherry and a basket of wild berries. Blackberries and redcurrants. Green peppers. Also some mint. A hint of smokiness with sweet spice from the wood ageing hovers above. The wine is immediately accessible, but offers a remarkable complexity in its price range with this multiplicity of aromas. With a medium, balanced body on the palate. Already slightly developed, the tannins are lush but soft - but this also reflects the balanced style of this wine made from five grape varieties. The flavour is fruity: red cherries and plums, slightly cooked, but framed by sufficient acidity. Perhaps a little short on the finish. When I read these lines, my impression largely matches my note from a year and a half ago. A very good wine, easily accessible and yet with enough substance to be enjoyed even by an experienced wine drinker. Skilfully made.
Drink through 2026.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.
Ratings
| Flawed? | no | |
| DM: |
9Wines with a DM9 to DM12 rating are very good wines, above average even in the world of fine wine. That means these wines have been produced really well. They are pure, balanced, and have no flaw whatsoever. They begin to show complexity. Moreover, these wines have their own character and transport typicity and terroir. / 20 ("very good") |
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| Stars: |
3Wines with a rating of 3 stars are very well-made. They exceed expectations and are well above average within their peer group. / 5 |
Wine details
| Vintage: |
2019 Cold and dry winter. There was plenty of rain during spring, which helped replenish the water tables, but the cool temperatures delayed flowering by about two weeks compared to the long-term average. As is well-documented by now, the summer of 2019 was hot in Tuscany like in other parts of Europe, but there were enough showers to reduce the effect of drought, particularly towards the end of July. Although some producers in the hotter regions saw their yields reduced by heat stress, the wines produced in the Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino appellations are generally considered to be of very high quality. |
| Colour: | red |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | yes |
| Grape variety: | Sangiovese |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Marchesi Antinori |
| Country: | Italy |
| Region: | Tuscany |
| Subregion: | n/a |
| Appellation: | Toscana IGT |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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More tasting notes on this wine:
- 04 Feb 2023: 2019 Marchesi Antinori Villa Antinori Rosso (DM9)