Villa Antinori Toscana Bianco 2024

Description

The Villa Antinori Bianco is produced in the Villa Cigliano, a place that saw the dawn of the Antinori family's winemaking history. The term "Villa" in fact expresses the values and sentiments that Niccolo Antinori wanted to pass on since 1928 through a selection of wines that represent the symbol of Casa Antinori on the label and also in their aromas. A century later, Villa Antinori still perfectly describes the Tuscan territory with products that on the one hand focus on experimentation and evolution and on the other have a historical soul that recounts the region's winemaking tradition.

Villa Antinori Bianco, introduced in 1931 by Niccolò Antinori, is the representation of contemporaneity and of an evolution whose only fixed point is the search for the highest quality margins. Produced with a blend of traditional local and non-local grapes, it is harvested in the first week of September, starting with the Pinot Grigio, continuing with Pinot Bianco, Trebbiano and Tuscan Malvasia, and concluding with the Riesling Renano at the beginning of October. The harvested grapes are delicately destemmed and pressed, then cooled to 10°C to promote natural clarification. After 48 hours, the must is transferred to stainless steel tanks for alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 18°C. The wine rests in tanks at a temperature of 10°C until bottling. The label has remained practically unchanged over the years, as the production philosophy, although oriented towards the evolution of flavors, remains that of representing the territory of origin and, in fact, also the graphic choice of including the historic symbol and the family villa.

Details

Perfume

Fine and elegant, fruity and floral, with notes of banana, pineapple, white flowers and candied fruit.

Color

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

Taste

Balanced, with good persistence and a mineral finish.

Serve at:

08 - 10 °C.

Longevity:

03 - 05 years

Producer

Producer

Marchesi Antinori

From this winery

• Start up year: 1385
• Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella

The ancient Antinori family has resided in Florence since the early 13th century when they moved from Calenzano, a village between Florence and Prato where their presence is recorded in 1188. The family initially worked in the silk trade and joined the Guild of Silk Weavers in 1285.

The Antinori family’s first encounter with wine dates back to 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Guild of Wine Merchants to make the best use of the family’s country properties in Valdarno, around Florence.

However, it was not until the 16th century that banker and merchant Alessandro Antinori made the wine from his estates famous in Italy and abroad, travelling from Lyons to Flanders, and from Spain to Algiers.

Wine was to remain the family’s passion and main business activity, so much so that in 1898 the "Fattoria dei Marchesi Lodovico e Piero Antinori" was created by brothers Lodovico and Piero, the sons of Marchese Niccolò – a direct descendent of that other Niccolò who purchased Palazzo Antinori in 1506 and poured his efforts into publicising Tuscan wines around the world and creating fine quality products. For 26 generations the Antinori family have continued to make history.

In 2023, at the beginning of February, Villa Antinori Toscana IGT 2019 was named the third wine in the world, the only Italian wine, in Wine Specator's Top 10 Values 2022: the list of the 10 wines that according to the American magazine represent world excellence in terms of value for money. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Villa Antinori Toscana Bianco 2024
Type	White still
Denomination	Toscana IGT
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.0% by volume
Grape varieties	Malvasia, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Trebbiano
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Marchesi Antinori
Origin	Florence
Harvest	ed grapes were destemmed and gently crushed.
Fermentation temperature	18 °C
Wine making	The must was cooled to a temperature of 10°C to promote natural clarification. After 48 hours, it was transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation occurred at a temperature not exceeding 18°C.
Aging	The wine was then stored in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 10°C until bottling.
Allergens	Contains sulphites