Wine Antinori, “Cont’Ugo”, Bolgheri DOC, 2022

Elegant red “Cont’Ugo”, 2012 – the second vintage monosortovogo wine that has a rich, fruity aroma and a rounded, balanced taste. After harvesting and a careful selection of berries are fermented in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature for 25 days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels, of which 30% – a new, and ends at the end of the year. Wine is aged 12 months in oak barrels and then another six months in bottles.

Antinori family is part of the oldest wine honorable Association of Families (Primum Familiae Vini) and is engaged in winemaking for over 600 years. Its history dates back to the company Antinori in 1385 and today it operates a representative of the 26th generation of the family – the Marquis Piero Antinori. Largely thanks to his talent and winemaker relentless pursuit of excellence, Italian wines are among the best examples of world winemaking, and the name Antinori became a symbol of innovation and quality. Today, the company owns several Antinori wine houses in various regions of Italy, as well as vineyards in Chile, California and Hungary. The company tries to keep the originality of wines specific to each area, and their main characteristics are quality and Italian elegance. Many wine Antinori through an innovative approach and a virtuoso tea blends literally revolutionized the wine on the market, and not inferior in its properties to the best examples of Bordeaux, although it compares favorably to the past for its value. The world-renowned wine expert Robert Parker said: “Antinori, no doubt, the greatest name in Italian winemaking. During the Antinori wine tasting takes place the main thing – instilled understanding of quality wines.”