Winery - Antica
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A new wine from Piero Antinori, grown on one of his vineyards on Atlas Peak. (Antica is a contraction of Antinori and California.) It’s quite a good wine, made in the modern style of lush ripeness and soft approachability. Explodes with milk chocolate, blackberry, cassis and cedar flavors, and fully ready to drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Grown on Antinori’s original property, high on Atlas Peak, although you’d never know it from searching the front or back labels. It’s a very fine wine, dry and elegantly constructed, with little of the baby fat over-the-topness that affects some Napa Cabs. Within that firm structure are extraordinarily complex blackberry, black currant and spicy plum flavors. Delicious now despite the firm tannins, and should develop over the next 8–10 years, at least.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A softly gentle, ultrarich Chardonnay. Fruity flavors of pineapples and Key lime pie are enriched with notes of caramelized vanilla, buttered toast, sautéed banana and honey. A stony minerality offers much needed weight and balance. Delicious. Drink now.
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Antica Chardonnay - 2009
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