Tignanello, Villa Antinori 1998/1997

[cabsauvignon]

Hallo, Pals

I need some information on Tignanello, Villa Antinori 1998/1997, such as tasting notes, price, the most important is where in Asia I can buy them?

I really appreciate it if someone here can help me with this.

[scimmiatinit]

Antinori, Tignanello, 1997: Piero Antinori often produces excellent wines but this one is exquisite. Made, as it always is, from about 80% of Sangiovese and 20% of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, this full bodied wine is blessed with superb balance between its smooth tannins, fruitiness (look for currants, wild berries, and stewed black cherries) and vanilla. With flavors and aromas that open in the glass and on the palate, and then linger on and on, seemingly without end, this is a wine to be treasured as one of Tuscany's very finest. Drink now if you must but ideally hold for another 3 - 5 years before starting to sample its charms. About $80. Score 97. (Tasted three times: 12 Jul, 25 Aug and 16 Oct 2000 with consistent notes. These notes first posted July 2000)
1998 Antinori Tignanello. $57.99. Medium-dark garnet color. Nose of dried black cherry, sawdust, tobacco, anise, and smoke. Medium-full mouthfeel, tasty and toasty fruit, very good balance, and medium -long finish. Nice enough wine, but a mild disappointment here, since the wine seems less than spectactular right now. Obviously it's pretty young. Maybe it's just resting, and will improve over the next several years. 80% Sangiovese, with Cab and Can Franc.
Aroma score: B+ Taste score: B+ Overall score: B+

These are not my personal tasting notes but I think they will help...
Fabio

[cabsauvignon]

Hi, Fabio

Thank you so much for your timely reponse, which is very helpful.

Ciao!

[winoweenie]

Hi there Fabio....Love your commercials. By the by, whose tasting notes did you post? Reads like it's from the back label of the bottle. WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

[scimmiatinit]

I did post these notes I found on internet written by U.S. tasters and/or journalists... maybe they can be good for back label, I don't really care, I know many U.S. people (expert and non experts)love this wine, I don't... I have tasted Tignanello several times but not these vintages so I couldn't help... I also think this wine lost part of his charme during the last few years because of the new wave of supertuscans...
Fabio

P.S.
If You want I can post web addresses for these notes so You can check..
As soon I will have a bottle in my hands I will also post the original back label...

[This message has been edited by scimmiatinit (edited 06-10-2002).]

[winoweenie]

Hi again Scim . Was just throwing in a bit of levity. I'm a confirmed Caliphile and occassionally Francophile so, like yourself, " Scarlett I don'......" WW