About Antinori
Marchesi Antinori is a Florentine wine house whose history reaches back to 1385, making it one of Italy’s longest-established active producers. It has developed into a major Tuscan company with several estates, yet its identity remains rooted in the meeting of regional tradition—above all Sangiovese—and an early willingness to reassess vineyard and cellar practice.
Tuscany is its principal home. Tenuta Tignanello lies in the Chianti Classico zone, where elevation, limestone and galestro soils, and a relatively continental climate can give Sangiovese both structure and freshness. Further west, Tenuta Guado al Tasso is in Bolgheri, close to the Tyrrhenian coast. Its warmer, maritime conditions suit Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Pian delle Vigne, near Montalcino, focuses on Brunello made from Sangiovese.
Tignanello became a key wine in the Super Tuscan development of the 1970s. It demonstrated that a Tuscan red made outside the traditional appellation rules of the time could establish a distinctive, internationally important style. Solaia, the other leading red from Tenuta Tignanello, is based chiefly on Cabernet Sauvignon, with Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc. Both wines combine ripe fruit with Tuscan lift, firm tannin and the capacity to evolve in bottle.
The range extends well beyond those flagships. Pèppoli, Villa Antinori and Marchese Antinori show different expressions of Chianti Classico and Tuscan red wine, while Badia a Passignano is a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. In Bolgheri, Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore and Il Bruciato offer a Cabernet-led, coastal register. Villa Antinori Bianco is a more approachable Tuscan white expression.
Castello della Sala in Umbria is equally significant beyond Tuscany. Cervaro della Sala is a white wine centred on Chardonnay and Grechetto, balancing freshness with texture and ageing potential. Antinori is therefore not a single house style, but a group of clearly differentiated origins: refined Sangiovese-based Chianti and Brunello, powerful Bolgheri blends, and layered white wine from the Orvieto area.
- History traced to 1385
- Based in Florence
- Tignanello helped shape the Super Tuscan revolution
- Key estates in Chianti Classico, Bolgheri, Montalcino and Umbria
- Cervaro della Sala is a leading white from Castello della Sala
- Tignanello and Solaia have substantial cellaring potential
Sources: Wikipedia: Antinori (CC BY-SA 4.0)
All wines from Antinori
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Badia A Passignano Chianti Classico
Red · Sangiovese · Toscana
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Badia a Passignano Chianti Classico Riserva
Red · Sangiovese · Chianti Classico
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Badia a Passignano Gran Selezione Chianti Classico
Red · Sangiovese · Chianti Classico
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Castello della Sala Bramìto Chardonnay
White · Chardonnay · Umbria
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Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala
White · Chardonnay · Toscana
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Castello della Sala Muffato della Sala
Dessert wine · Sauvignon Blanc, Grechetto · Toscana
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Castello della Sala Pinot Nero
Red · Pinot Nero · Toscana
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Castello della Sala San Giovanni della Sala Classico Superiore
White · Viognier, Pinot Blanc, Grechetto, Procanico · Orvieto
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Donna Cora Spumante
Sparkling · Chardonnay · Toscana
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Extra Brut Metodo Tradizionale Champenoise
Sparkling · Chardonnay, Pinot Nero · Toscana
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Pèppoli Chianti Classico
Red · Sangiovese · Chianti Classico
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Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino
Red · Sangiovese · Brunello di Montalcino
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Pian delle Vigne Rosso di Montalcino
Red · Sangiovese · Rosso di Montalcino
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Pian delle Vigne Vignaferrovia Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Red · Sangiovese · Toscana
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore
Red · Cabernet Sauvignon · Bolgheri Superiore
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Cont'Ugo Bolgheri
Red · Merlot · Bolgheri
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato Bolgheri
Red · Syrah/Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot · Bolgheri
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Matarocchio
Red · Cabernet Franc · Toscana
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Scalabrone Bolgheri Rosato
Rosé · Syrah/Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot · Toscana
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso Vermentino Bolgheri
White · Vermentino · Bolgheri
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Tenuta Montenisa Franciacorta Satèn
Sparkling · Chardonnay · Toscana
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Tenuta Montenisa 'Marchese Antinori' Blanc de Blancs
Sparkling · Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc · Toscana
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Tenuta Montenisa 'Marchese Antinori' Brut Rosé
Sparkling · Pinot Noir · Toscana
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Tenuta Montenisa 'Marchese Antinori' Contessa Maggi Riserva
Sparkling · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir · Toscana
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Tenuta Montenisa 'Marchese Antinori' Cuvée Royale
Sparkling · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir · Toscana
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Tenuta Montenisa 'Marchese Antinori' Nature
Sparkling · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir · Toscana
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Tenuta Tignanello 'Marchese Antinori' Chianti Classico Riserva
Red · Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon · Chianti Classico
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Tenuta Tignanello 'Solaia'
Red · Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese · Toscana
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Tignanello
Red · Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese · Toscana
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Villa Antinori Chianti Classico
Red · Sangiovese · Toscana
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Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva
Red · Sangiovese · Chianti Classico
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Villa Antinori Rosso
Red · Sangiovese · Toscana
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Villa Antinori Toscana Bianco
White · Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc, Malvasia, Trebbiano · Toscana
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Vinsanto del Chianti Classico
Dessert wine · Trebbiano · Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
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