THE Marquis Antinori They are one of the most important families in the world in the wine sector. If not the most important. It is the third oldest family business in the wine sector. Do you think the cellar Antinori It was founded in 1385 and today after 26 generations he is still in the hands of the same family. It was not purchased by international groups, it did not merge with other companies. Indeed she became a group by acquiring other Tuscan cellars and not only and creating a real industrial giant, with its 23 million bottles produced and sold all over the world. And we are talking about precious and high quality wines. The family is around 1500 Antinori He begins to export his wines to Europe with great success. To the Marquises Antinori We must largely the fame of the Tuscan wines and the Sangiovese grape variety. Born in the current area of the Chianti Classico, over the years he has purchased a bit throughout Tuscany, but also in other regions such as Umbria and Lombardy in Franciacorta. As a group, in recent years, a series of acquisitions of wineries or wineries already started around Italy has then started. Below you will discover all the sealing and wines of the cellar Antinori that you can buy in our wine shop.
ANTINORI In Chianti Classico
The birthplace of the Marquises Antinori It is the current Chianti Classico. It all started from here. Today the cellar represents an architectural wonder perfectly set in the Chianti vineyards. Here is the historical headquarters of Antinori Renovated in 2012 and now it also houses a museum and a restaurant. Other estates are owned by the family in this area: Badia in Passignano and the Pèppoli estate.
Tenuta Tignanello ANTINORI
Here we are faced with the most prestigious estate of the cellar, not for the structure but for the quality of the vineyards: exposure, land and thermal excursions give life to the wines Antinori More iconic: Tignanello and Solaia. The first born in the 70s was the first Sangiovese to refine in Barrique and, following what was happening in Bolgheri in those years, vinified with other international vines such as Cabernet. Solaia, born a few years later, is today one of the most expensive Italian wines and one of the most precious of course.
Wines ANTINORI - Tenuta for the rate
Around the 1930s, the family inherits the hold for Tasso in Bolgheri. Fifty years after that territory he lights up a new light and begin to be born incredible wines. The family around the 90s began to produce wine intuating that something special was born in those parts. And so it was. Today Bolgheri is considered one of the most important areas in the world of wine.
Wines ANTINORI - Pian delle Vigne
And Montalcino? A family as important as the Marquises Antinori And moreover, could Tuscany not have a seal in Montalcino? In 1995 they acquired the Pian delle Vigne company and begin to produce Brunello di Montalcino with their personal style that has always distinguished them.
ANTINORI - Castle of the Sala
In 1940 Niccolò Antinori He becomes the owner of a estate in Umbria on the border with Tuscany, the Castle of the Hall. Already owned by the family but then passed into the hands of the Church. Here it was understood that the vocation of the area for the production of white wines, until then remained marginal, could give new prestige to the estate. So between the 1970s and the '80s together with a young Enzo Cotarella, Chardonnay and Grechetto begin to grow, and the use of the barrique for whites is experienced. Thus the wines are born Antinori Bianchi and the mythical Cervaro of the room.
ANTINORI In Franciacorta - Tenuta Montenisa
In 1999 Antinori Buy a cellar in Franciacorta: Tenuta Montenisa and also begins to produce Franciacorta sparkling wines with the name on the Marquis label Antinori. This acquisition represents that strategy of acquisitions of the group whose mission is to be able to be present in all the most prestigious areas in Italy with the production of wines of the highest quality.
