2023 Tenuta di Biserno Insoglio del Cinghiale Balthazar (12 liter)

One family: Antinori, one passion: Wine. Brothers Piero and Lodovico Antinori own the magnificent Tenuta di Biserna in Tocane. According to Parker: "Tenuta di Biserno remains one of the best-kept secrets in Bolgheri." The Insoglio del Cinghiale is a beautiful blend of Syrah 32%, Cabernet Franc 30%, Merlot 32%, and Petit Verdot 6%. The vines are planted on a predominantly clay subsoil. The harvest is entirely hand-picked in September and undergoes a rigorous selection in the vineyards, after which it is placed in 15kg baskets. Further selection takes place on the sorting tables in the cellars. During the production process, 40% of the wine is aged in barriques for a period of six months. The remaining wine is aged in stainless steel tanks. The wines from the barriques and steel tanks were then combined and bottled to continue maturing for a further 6 months in the estate's cellars.

The Insoglio del Cinghiale is a stylish wine, with abundant red fruit and beautifully balanced oaky notes. It's still young, but already well-balanced and with lovely tannins. According to Robert Parker, "One of the finest wines made in Bolgheri," and this is a super-scarce and superb edition, a whopping 12 liters (Balthazar) in its original wooden box.