Marchesi Antinori
Solaia 2002
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Franc |
| Aging | After the svinatura, carried out to finished alcoholic fermentation, the wines have been introduced in new oak barriques wiith the attempt, successful, to make to happen the malolactic fermentation within the end dell' year. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Product name | Solaia 2002 |
| Color | Very intense ruby red colour. |
| Perfume | At nose is introduced quickly important. It is a wine in which the scents of the fruit come conserved in a perfect harmony with the sentori of vaniglia and chocolate of the wood. |
| Taste | To the tasting, Solaia introduces a palate of high power, supported from an obvious, but soft tannic webbing and many persistence after a sure permanence in the glass. The notes of mature fruit, mora and cherry compose retrogusto intense and a persistence that seem almost interminable. |
| Production method | Devatting, at the end of alcoholic fermentation, the wines were placed in new oak barriques where malolactic fermentation took place by the end of the year. |
| Pairings | First plates to the gravy, red and white meats, mannered and cheeses, wine from meditation. |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Country | Italy |
| Other years | 2005 , 2003 , 2000 , 2022 |
Description
Very intense ruby red color. At nose is introduced quickly important. It is a wine in which the scents of the fruit come conserved in a perfect harmony with the sentori of vaniglia and chocolate of the wood.
To the tasting, Solaia introduces a palate of high power, supported from an obvious, but soft tannic webbing and many persistence after a sure permanence in the glass. The notes of mature fruit, mora and cherry compose retrogusto intense and a persistence that seem almost interminable.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1385
- Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
The Antinori family’s first encounter with wine dates back to 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Guild of Wine Merchants to make the best use of the family’s country properties in Valdarno, around Florence.
However, it was not until the 16th century that banker and merchant Alessandro Antinori made the wine from his estates famous in Italy and abroad, travelling from Lyons to Flanders, and from Spain to Algiers.
Wine was to remain the family’s passion and main business activity, so much so that in 1898 the "Fattoria dei Marchesi Lodovico e Piero Antinori" was created by brothers Lodovico and Piero, the sons of Marchese Niccolò – a direct descendent of that other Niccolò who purchased Palazzo Antinori in 1506 and poured his efforts into publicising Tuscan wines around the world and creating fine quality products. For 26 generations the Antinori family have continued to make history.
In 2023, at the beginning of February, Villa Antinori Toscana IGT 2019 was named the third wine in the world, the only Italian wine, in Wine Specator's Top 10 Values 2022: the list of the 10 wines that according to the American magazine represent world excellence in terms of value for money. Read more
| Name | Antinori Solaia 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Franc |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Marchesi Antinori |
| Origin | Solaia is a vineyard of approximately 10 hectares exposed to the south-west between the 350 and 400 meters s.l.m on a limestone full of rocks ground with cliff of alberese, situated near Held Tignanello. |
| Soil composition | Limestone full of rocks ground with alberese cliff |
| Yield per hectare | Less than 8000 kg |
| Production technique | Devatting, at the end of alcoholic fermentation, the wines were placed in new oak barriques where malolactic fermentation took place by the end of the year. |
| Aging | After the svinatura, carried out to finished alcoholic fermentation, the wines have been introduced in new oak barriques wiith the attempt, successful, to make to happen the malolactic fermentation within the end dell' year. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |