2021 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy (750ml) Tennessee Whiskey The 2020 Clos Saint-Denis Grand

The 2020 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru is brilliant

The wine was aged in French Oak barrels (25% new oak) for 11 months where it gained complexity and elegance

Potent yet polished

but I see no need to delay gratification either

tangy acids and a lively pinpoint mousse

2021 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy (750ml) Tennessee Whiskey The 2020 Clos Saint-Denis GrandTASTING NOTES: The 2021 Tignanello is every bit as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel and then just after bottling. Silky and polished, with exceptional finesse, the 2021 has all the pedigree to become a modern benchmark for Tignanello and Italian wine more broadly. Bright dark red fruit, blood orange, spice, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco all soar out of the glass, framed by a discreet touch of French oak that adds raciness. In some vintages,