Tignanello, ícone "supertoscano"!

Vinho da "casa" Antinori, um ícone da história dos "supertoscanos": o primeiro a ser envelhecido em barricas francesas (por tipo 12 meses), o primeiro Chianti (Sangiovese) a ser cortado com  variedades que não cabem na DOCG, como as francesas Cabernet e Cabernet Franc, esse vinho é uma maravilha que tive a sorte de provar algumas vezes...e de safras distintas. Na época, não estava registrando minhas considerações sobre os vinhos que provava, mas tenho absoluta lembrança de que estavam todos divinos. Ainda tenho um 2008 em casa para, quando provar, registrar aqui minhas impressões.

De qualquer forma, revisei a ficha técnica das safras que bebi para poder elencar aqui suas características e diferenças principais entre eles (segundo a ficha técnica disponível no site da Antinori):

 "On release, Tignanello 2006 has a very intense ruby red color and balanced ripe red fruit and spicy aromas on the nose. It is has a full, rich and round rich palate, dense without hiding its great elegance and complexity. A powerful wine, yet fine and pleasant to drink, with good length and an aftertaste packed with chocolate and citrus fruits. The tannins are pronounced, but smooth and silky, which, together with balanced acidity, assures Tignanello good ageing potential."

"Tignanello 2007 is a wine which presents itself with a great impact. To the nose this wine opens with a pleasant concentration of aromas ranging from ripe red fruit to spiciness; with hints of vanilla and toasty notes which compose a bouquet with great persistence and elegance. It is a wine of unquestionable personality, with typical characteristics which deeply bond the wine with the land where it was born, exalting and rewarding this maximum expression of the wonderfully ripened sangiovese, so particularly optimal in this harvest."

"Tignanello 2008 is the wine of a vintage in which the grapes reached excellent levels of ripeness, and this is reflected in its intense ruby red color, its important aromatic concentration, its notes of ripe red fruit and jam accompanied by spice, vanilla, and liquorice. The palate is distinguished by a dense and elegant texture sustained by the vibrant acidity of the Sangiovese, by tannins of a lovely suppleness, and by an extremely long and lingering finish."