3 x Antinori 2025 Villa Antinori Bianco Toscana
First made by Marchese Niccolò Antinori with the 1931 vintage, the Bianco carries a label that has remained virtually unchanged for nearly a century. The 2025 blends Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Vermentino. A mild, wet spring built up ample water reserves, which carried the vines through a dry summer with steady ripening, and harvest began in mid-August, about a week earlier than in 2024. The grapes were gently pressed, fermented in stainless steel and kept in steel until bottling to preserve their freshness. Straw yellow with green hues, it shows intense aromas of citrus, green apple and pear with orange blossom. The palate is fresh, enveloping and savoury.
3 x Antinori 2023 Villa Antinori Toscana
Marchese Niccolò Antinori created this wine in 1928 as the family's signature red, and it remains a symbol of Antinori's heritage. A blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet from the family's Tuscan estates. The 2023 season started cool and rainy, which delayed flowering by about a week, before a hot, dry July and August brought the vines back on track. The wine was gently fermented to draw out colour and supple tannins, then aged in French and Hungarian oak barriques. Ruby red, with intense aromas of dark fruit, tobacco, juniper, spice, coffee and hazelnut. The palate is savoury and fresh, with supple tannins and a long finish.