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Average Price of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD: $45
Search Rank 1426
Over all vintages, this was the
1426th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 1331st
Score: 88.
When to drink: 2002 to 2017
The Wine-Searcher score of
88/100
is calculated from the following wine critic
scores:
| Critic | Score | When to drink |
| Wine & Spirits Magazine | 94/100 | 2002 to 2017 |
| CellarTracker | 89/100 (11 notes from 9 users ) | |
| Wine Spectator | 88/100 | |
| Vinum Wine Magazine | 15/20 |
Price History for 1998 Marchesi Antinori Badia a Passignano Riserva
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Grape Variety: Sangiovese (Nielluccio)
Sangiovese (or Nielluccio in Corsica), a dark-berried vine, is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy. Virtually synonymous with the red wines of Tuscany, and all the romanticism that goes with the territory, Sangiovese is the core constituent in some of the great names in Italian wine. Italy’s love affair with Sangiovese – and indeed the world’s – is generations old, though recent grapevine research suggests the variety is not as ancient as once thought.
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Chianti Classico wine region
Chianti Classico is synonymous with both prestige and beauty; a wine of outstanding quality, it is also an area located in the heart of central Italy's Tuscany region, which is considered to offer one of the most stunning landscapes in the world. This DOCG zone sits at the epicenter of the Chianti region and unlike the rest of Chianti's sub-zones, the Classico area was awarded its own DOCG classification in 1996, having first been integrated into Chianti’s DOCG in 1984. This zone is rich in history, as the rolling hills have seen several battles over the centuries. History also tells us the Classico area was the original Chianti demarcated zone, the term classico referring to the old and original production ... more
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Tuscany DOCG wine region
The Tuscany wine region of central Italy is home to some of the world's most famous and highly regarded wines. It ranks slightly behind Piedmont and Veneto in terms of the volume and variety of DOC and DOCG wine it produces, yet due to the region's history of artistic, intellectual and cultural development, it outstrips both of these wi ... more
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