Marchesi Antinori
Xperience "Il Respiro della Terra"
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Description
Five iconic wines, expression of the Marchesi Antinori estates, represent an ideal journey to discover Tuscany’s extraordinary agricultural and landscape diversity. The tasting, guided by our expert staff, opens with Mozia, a Grillo cultivated on the Phoenician island of Stagnone, and Didyme, a dry Malvasia from Salina. It continues with Contrada Rampante, a Nerello Mascalese that tells the story of Mount Etna’s mineral identity, followed by Rosso del Conte, the symbol of Regaleali and the first single-vineyard wine in Tuscany. To conclude, La Monaca, an elegant Syrah from the Monreale DOC. A journey through the centenary history of the Marchesi Antinori family. The tasting is accompanied by local specialties and a taste of our extra virgin olive oil, made from local cultivars. The experience is framed by the ancient palmento (traditional millstone) and the countless terraces nestled on the northern slope of Mount Etna, the active volcano that nourishes these soils.
- Start up year: 1385
- Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
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
| Name | Xperience Marchesi Antinori "Il Respiro della Terra" |
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| Vendor | Marchesi Antinori |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |