Antinori Villa Antinori Rosso - Antinori 2023
IGT

Villa Antinori Rosso, Toscana IGT

Marchesi Antinori
Vintages 2023 2022

Marchesi Antinori's flagship Tuscan red: a Sangiovese-led blend with Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah from Antinori estates. A year in French and Hungarian oak brings tobacco, dark cherry and supple tannins. A dependable red for steak, ragu and pecorino.

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Tasting Notes

What Villa Antinori Rosso tastes like

Antinori's own tasting notes and more than 143,000 Vivino reviews agree on dark cherry, tobacco and vanilla over supple tannins.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
11 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

The Antinori house style leads with dark cherry, plum and blackcurrant, then the savoury signature drinkers pick out most: tobacco, vanilla and sweet baking spice from a year in French and Hungarian oak. The 2023 adds juniper, coffee and hazelnut, while the warmer 2022 leans to ripe cherry and dried flowers. Across 143,000 Vivino reviews the oak, tobacco and dark-fruit trio is the most-cited aromatic thread.

CoffeeCoffee
Black cherryBlack cherry
BlackberryBlackberry
PlumPlum
TobaccoTobacco
LeatherLeather
OakOak
VanillaVanilla
Palate

Medium to full bodied and built around Sangiovese's bright acidity, with Cabernet and Syrah lending a firmer, fine-grained tannin frame. Fermentation held below 25 to 28C and eight to twelve days on the skins give supple, rounded tannins rather than grip, while leather and earthy notes sit under the dark fruit. It drinks sapid and savoury, a genuine table red rather than a fruit bomb.

Finish

The close is persistent and savoury, carrying tobacco and a touch of oak-derived coffee over the fruit.

Overall

An entry-level Super Tuscan that overdelivers for the price: Antinori's most widely drunk red, rated around 3.9 to 4.0 across 143,000 Vivino ratings and regularly flagged as strong value. Treat it as a dependable Tuscan all-rounder for steak, ragu and hard cheese rather than a cellar wine.

Drink now Best by 2031
Live UK pricing

Buying Villa Antinori Rosso in the UK

Stocked across UK merchants at roughly £22 to £27, with the 2022 and 2023 vintages both currently listed.

Best price · 75 cl £21.63 at vinatis
Price spread £21.63 – £26.99 Across 3 UK retailers tracked
Retailers tracked 3UK 3 in stock
Vintages live 2023 · 2022 Current release: 2023
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £28.84 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 7 Jun 2026, 15:47 BST Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

How Villa Antinori Rosso scores for food, value and cellaring

Strong on food-friendliness and everyday value, modest on cellar potential: an IGT built to drink young.

Best with food 8.8/10

Sangiovese-led blend with bright acidity and a medium-full, fine-grained tannin frame: a classic table red built around food.

Best intro to this style 8.2/10

Approachable, widely recognised Super Tuscan with soft tannins and 143,000 Vivino ratings; an easy first Tuscan blend.

Best value 7.8/10

Lowest live price £21.63 with Vivino flagging the wine as Great Value; category p50 benchmark unavailable, scored from market position and brand.

Best everyday bottle 6.8/10

Versatile and food-friendly, with a small penalty for sitting just above £20 a bottle.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Tuscany
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
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Best Live Price £21.63
Retailers Tracked 3
Last Checked 7 Jun 2026
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Vintage 2022
£26.99
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Vintages

2022 and 2023 Villa Antinori side by side

A hot, dry 2022 gives a riper red-cherry style, while a cooler, wetter 2023 leans darker and fresher with tobacco and juniper.

2023 Current release
Lowest price
£21.63
Retailers
2 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2031

A cool, wet spring delayed flowering by roughly a week before a hot, dry summer rescued ripening; harvest ran from mid-September Merlot to Cabernet around 10 October. The result is a fresher, darker-fruited style with tobacco, juniper and supple tannins, best from release into the early 2030s.

2022 Previous release
Lowest price
£22.90
Retailers
1 in stock · 1 awaiting restock
Window
Drink now through 2030

A mild winter and a hot, dry summer drove early, even ripening, with harvest from the second week of September; a touch of Petit Verdot joins the blend this year. Expect a riper red-cherry and currant profile with vanilla and sweet spice over supple tannins, drinking well now to around 2030.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why Antinori reclassified Villa Antinori to Toscana IGT

First made in 1928 as a Chianti Classico, Villa Antinori became a Toscana IGT with the 2001 vintage so Antinori could blend Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah with Sangiovese.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany , covering Tuscany.

04

Reading the label

  • Marchesi AntinoriProducer / estate
  • Sangiovese · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · SyrahGrape varieties (in declared order of dominance)
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2023Vintage (year of harvest)
  • Producer-declared ABV · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
05

What sits behind the price of Villa Antinori Rosso - Antinori

Tracked from
£21.63
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
Estate-only fruit from Antinori's Tuscan vineyards
  1. 01

    Estate-only fruit from Antinori's Tuscan vineyards

    Cost up

    Every grape is grown on Antinori-owned estates: Sangiovese from Chianti Classico and Montalcino, Cabernet and Merlot from Bolgheri, Syrah from Cortona, not bought-in bulk fruit.

  2. 02

    Twelve months in French and Hungarian oak barriques

    Cost up

    A year in barrique ties up barrels and cellar space and adds cost that a tank-aged IGT avoids.

  3. 03

    Flagship Antinori name, winemaking since 1385

    Cost up

    The Antinori name carries a price premium; the family has made wine since 1385 and Villa Antinori since 1928.

  4. 04

    Toscana IGT, not a mandated DOCG

    Cost down

    IGT rules set no minimum ageing or release tasting, so the wine reaches market faster and cheaper than a Brunello or Chianti Classico Riserva.

  5. 05

    Made at large volume

    Cost down

    Villa Antinori is one of Italy's most-drunk quality reds, with 143,000 Vivino ratings; scale spreads fixed costs across many bottles.

  6. 06

    UK duty and VAT on a still red

    Cost up

    UK duty is £2.67 a bottle on still wine up to 15% ABV, plus 20% VAT: roughly £6 of tax on a £22 bottle before the retailer's margin.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that complement this wine

Fiorentina steak, plated

Fiorentina steak
Agnello Ragu Lucano, plated

Agnello Ragu Lucano
Pecorino sardo e pan carasau on stoneware bowl with Honey, Olive Oil, Pan Carasau

Pecorino sardo e pan carasau
Pizza Diavola, plated

Pizza Diavola
Cotoletta alla bolognese on stoneware bowl with Bread Crumbs, Butter, Egg

Cotoletta alla bolognese
Food Pairing

Sangiovese acidity, Tuscan tannin: dishes that fit

The blend's bright acidity and medium-full tannins were built for bistecca alla fiorentina, lamb ragu and aged pecorino.

Acidity matching Strong match

Tomato-led pasta, ragu and pizza

Sangiovese's bright acidity mirrors the acidity in tomato and lifts slow-cooked ragu, keeping each forkful fresh. The medium tannin frame stops rich sauces from cloying.

Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Pizza Diavola · Pizza Margherita · Pizza Marinara · More pairings →

Tannin softening Strong match

Chargrilled and roasted red meat

Cabernet and Syrah give a firm tannin spine that binds with the fat and char of grilled beef, softening as it goes. Protein and fat round the tannins into the fruit.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Cotoletta alla bolognese · grilled ribeye · roast beef · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Aged pecorino and Tuscan salumi

Acidity and fine tannin scrub the fat and salt from hard sheep's cheese and cured meats, resetting the palate. The savoury, leathery notes echo aged pecorino.

Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · finocchiona · aged pecorino · prosciutto toscano · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Smoke, rosemary and oak-aged dishes

The wine's tobacco, vanilla and oak-derived spice bridge to grilled herbs, rosemary and wood smoke. Aromatic echoes make the pairing feel seamless.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Agnello Ragu Lucano · herb-roasted lamb · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Veal cutlets and Sunday roasts

A medium-full body matches breaded veal and roast poultry without overwhelming them, while acidity keeps richer roasts lively. Vivino drinkers most often pour it with beef, veal and poultry.

Try with: Cotoletta alla bolognese · Roast chicken · Roast pork · Roast turkey · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Fiery chilli heat and sweet-sour glazes

High tannin and alcohol amplify capsaicin, so fiery chilli dishes turn the wine hard and hot. Sweet-sour glazes flatten its savoury Sangiovese core.

Skip with: Lamb vindaloo · sweet-and-sour pork · Szechuan beef · Thai green curry · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

How long to keep Villa Antinori Rosso

An entry Super Tuscan built for early drinking: enjoy it from release across the following five to six years rather than as a long-haul cellar wine.

Drinking window
2025 → 2031

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
h1

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Cellar potential
Medium

Toscana IGT with no mandated ageing and twelve months in barrique; drinks from release over about five to six years, not a long-haul cellar wine.

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Sources & trust

Sources behind this Villa Antinori page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 7 Jun 2026, 15:47 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Antinori, Sangiovese and Toscana IGT

Producer
Marchesi Antinori Tuscany
Grapes
Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Syrah
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 5 dishes paired

Common Questions

It is Sangiovese-led (around 55%) with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, all grown on Antinori's own Tuscan estates. Some vintages, such as 2022, add a small amount of Petit Verdot.

No. It was a Chianti Classico until the 2001 vintage, when Antinori reclassified it as Toscana IGT so the blend could include Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah alongside Sangiovese.

A medium to full bodied Tuscan red with dark cherry, plum and blackcurrant, tobacco, vanilla and a savoury, leathery edge. Bright acidity and supple tannins close on a persistent finish.

Classic Tuscan partners: bistecca alla fiorentina, lamb or wild boar ragu, aged pecorino and cured meats. Its Sangiovese acidity also handles tomato-led pasta and pizza.

It is built to drink on release and across the following five to six years. The 2022 is drinking well now and the 2023 will hold into the early 2030s.

In the UK it typically sells for about £22 to £27 a bottle, which is why drinkers often flag it as strong value for an Antinori wine.

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