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‡ Offered in bond, available duty paid : You can … 顯示更多 MARCHESI ANTINORITIGNANELLO ESTATEThe Tignanello estate is situated approximately 30 kilometres to the South of Florence between the valleys of the Pesa and Greve rivers, in the very heart of the Chianti Classico appellation between the hamlets of Montefiridolfi and Santa Maria a Macerata. It is here that the Antinori family has more than anywhere else been able to express its winemaking philosophy: that of reconciling tradition and modernity, creating wines truly tied to the land from which the family draws its origins. Solaia and Tignanello, the two iconic wines of the estate, have been defined by the international wine press as “among the most influential wines in the viticultural history of Italy” and are, for the Antinori family, the timeless symbol of a ceaseless challenge, driven by pure passion. The property extends over 319 hectares of terrain, 127 of which are planted to vines. The vineyards are divided into a series of small parcels (known as “crus” by the French), which include two true jewels: Solaia (20 hectares) and Tignanello (57 hectares). We are talking about a very special area in terms of altitude (350 to 400 meters above sea level), exposure, micro-climate and soil. More specifically the soil of the property, which dates from the Pliocene epoch, generally with little fertility and limited supplies of ground water and with sub-soils rich in limestone and calcareous clay rock, constitutes something special and unique. Here during the growing season, days are usually warm and nights rather cool, significant factors in the realization of wines of real character and important elegance.GUADO AL TASSO ESTATEThe Guado al Tasso estate is located near Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, 96 kilometres (60 miles) to the southwest of Florence. The vineyards are in the centre of the so-called” Bolgheri amphitheatre”: rolling hillsides which surround a splendid plain which slopes gently towards the sea and create a micro-climate with unique characteristics. Guado al Tasso, the flagship wine of the estate, expresses all of the force and suppleness of this corner of the upper Maremma. It has contributed to raise Bolgheri to the same level of the most important areas of Europe’s viticulture, expressing a decisively Mediterranean character of power, elegance, and balance.The overall surface area of the estate is 1000 hectares (2500 acres), 300 of which (750 acres) are planted to vines; there are, in addition, woods, known as the Macchia del Bruciato, where Cinta Senese pigs, a prized Tuscan breed, and other animals are allowed to graze in the wild. The vineyards – 45-65 meters above sea level on soils of various composition – are planted to Vermentino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot along with small quantities of other grape varieties. Thanks to a mild climate, created by the nearby presence of the sea, and the constant breezes which mitigate summer heat and winter cold, sweep the sky clean of clouds and, accordingly, increase the amount and intensity of sunlight, the harvest here normally commences at the end of August, two weeks earlier than the more inland zones of Tuscany. An ideal climate for the small greenhouse as well where the different varieties of young vines are grown to be then utilized in the other Marchesi Antinori estates in Tuscany and Umbria.“It is a great honour and pleasure to participate in the Christie's auction, one of the world's oldest auction houses. To make this lot even more special, we have chosen amongst our most rare and iconic wines and vintages. The selection focused on two estates that are particularly close to us as Tignanello and Guado al Tasso estates; Tignanello estate, located in the heart of the Chianti Classico wine region, is the home of Solaia and Tignanello wines, the latter being one of the first Super Tuscans ever crafted as per my father's intuition back in 1971. On the Tuscan coast is where Guado al Tasso estate is located, near the hamlet of Bolgheri. Guado al Tasso, flagship wine of the estate, fully expresses its terroir in all its structure, elegance and complexity. Our special lot couldn't be complete without Matarocchio, the maximum expression of a single grape variety grown on Guado al Tasso estate (Cabernet Franc). It’s a very small production, only in exceptional vintages”. Albiera Antinori.
2009 Vintages from Marchesi Antinori Estates Solaia 2009 (6)Tignanello 2009 (6)Guado al Tasso 2009 (6)Matarocchio 2009 (6)

24 bottles per lot
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2009 Vintages from Marchesi Antinori Estates
Solaia 2009 (6)
Tignanello 2009 (6)
Guado al Tasso 2009 (6)
Matarocchio 2009 (6)

In original wooden six-bottle cases
24 bottles per lot
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