Community Tasting Notes 190

• Sonoffalstaff Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 3, 2024 - First one of these that hit the expected heights. Garnet colour, clear and bright. Lovely nose with hints of spice, mint and cedar. The attack isn't strong but it deliciously balanced with great length, and the lovely sangiovese flavours a very present but the extra richness you'd expect from Tignanello. Ready now

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• shafer1994 Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 13, 2024 - Dark color with some brownish boundaries, conservative nose. Dark cherries, chocolate. A bit smoky. Very cultivated finish with smooth and elegant tannins, long and deep. But I missed the wonderful dominant red cherry note I had with so many Tignanellos in the past…

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• johnharty Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 1, 2024 - Deep red in the glass, some sign of age a very small hint of brown inside the edge.
  
  Very strong when smelling the through the bottle neck. The aromas opened up in the glass. Tart and slightly cooked cherry, spice and perhaps liquorice, roast coffee.
  
  Tasted well, a lot of mouth drying but silky tannins initially... A very, very long finish with cooked fruit, then a slightly alcoholic heat turning to leather, this gave way to a fizzy and light vanilla and watermelon sweetness towards the back of the tongue and even throat. It goes on for a long time.
  
  I opened the complex wine 90 mins before drinking. We drank it over 3 to 3.5 half hours. It opened up a little more but it was mostly there after 90 minutes opening.
  
  Its still in good nick but I'm glad I didn't leave it longer. I'd love to have had one to compare it too a couple of years back to see if there'd be less of the cooked fruit taste.
  
  Very nice... 92.5 would be fair but it has an unusually long finish so I think it's a 93. I get the feeling it might have been 93 to 93.5 a couple of years back. Glad I bought it some time ago. They go for crazy money these days.

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• stayhappy21 wrote: 90 points

  December 10, 2023 - Brought this to Huat Kee Teochew Restaurant for dinner to celebrate a birthday with the extended family.
  
  Decanted for an hour before consumption. Some nice balance and finesse on the nose and palate. Bright red fruits filled the glass, with plush notes of oak, aged leather, expresso, and tobacco.
  
  Good texture, crafted with finesse. Overall an enjoyable wine.

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• roybivens wrote:

  November 26, 2023 - Beautiful. Drank for Thanksgiving 2023. Opened up completely after 2 hours. Time to drink up, and will be a great experience as you do.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Antinori
• Varietal SuperTuscan Blend
• Designation Tignanello
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT
• UPC Codes 087236350100, 087236350109, 088586002460, 088586002465, 4000150820530, 8001935124504, 8001935126201, 8033011200420

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 140 (1%)
• In Cellars 6,692 (57%)
• Consumed 4,961 (42%)

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