Antinori
Antinori Solaia 2021
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Franc |
| Aging | They were then blended, rested for about 12 months in barriques, racked and finally, after careful tasting barrique by barrique, the wine was bottled. Market introduction took place after a further year of ageing. |
Description
The first sniff and you know it's a Super Tuscan! The nose is relatively intense, yet balanced, filled with ripe fruits/plums and a little sweetness. The palate is dominated by blackberries and cherries, well balanced, smooth and elegant. It brings a big smile to your face!
Awards
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2021
97/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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2021
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2021
97/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2021
97/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2021
100/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2021
98/100
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Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1385
- Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
- Bottles produced: 20.000.000
- Hectares: 1.400
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 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Franc |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Antinori |
| Origin | Solaia is a vineyard of approximately 10 hectares exposed to the south-west between the 350 and 400 meters above sea level on a limestone full of rocks ground with alberese rock, situated near Held Tignanello |
| Soil composition | Limestone full of rocks ground with alberese rock. |
| Yield per hectare | Less than 8,000 kg. |
| Production technique | For all three varieties, fermentation was conducted at an average temperature of 27 °C, without ever exceeding 31 °C, in order to preserve as much as possible the olfactory sensations and typicality of the fruit. Right from the start, the musts showed great complexity, great varietal typicality in aroma, elegance and colour, immediately foreshadowing a vintage of great potential. |
| Wine making | 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 | They were then blended, rested for about 12 months in barriques, racked and finally, after careful tasting barrique by barrique, the wine was bottled. Market introduction took place after a further year of ageing. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
