Italy Central Italy Antinori; PieroTignanello

1999 Tignanello

Antinori; Piero

Central Italy / Italy

Red

12x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 7 Marketplace	£1,528.00
Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 20 Marketplace	£130.00
Mags	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£256.00

Solaia Vertical with Antonio Galloni, Piero Antinori and Renzo Cotarella

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ON October 18, 2018

The Super Tuscans: everything you need to know

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ON September 10, 2020

Ornellaia: a cheat sheet

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BY FINE+RARE,

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For over a decade, one of Italy's leading luxury hotel groups has been quietly sourcing the finest red wines direct from the country's greatest producers. They have amassed a back-vintage hall-of-fame of Italian wine from some of Italy’s most iconic producers, including Angelo Gaja, Giacamo Conterno, Aldo Conterno, Luciano Sandrone, as well as cult vineyard sites such as Messorio, Tignanello ...

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Product Details

Country

Italy

Region

Central Italy

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window