Antinori Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Description

Behind every wine is an idea. Col Solare is the fruit of the shared desire of Chateau St. Michelle and Antinori to experiment with the potential of the Columbia Valley. Making wine is a partnership with nature, a dialogue between land and imagination, terroir and technology. Antinori contributed a heritage of expertise and a passion for innovation; Chateau St. Michelle in turn offered unlimited inspiration and vineyards suited to the production of well-structured red wines. Thus the partnership began and the result was one of the most original wines in the world: Col Solare, first produced in 1995. Columbia Valley enjoys long sunny days and very hot Summers, a climate favourable to very rich fruity grapes. The cold Winters allow the vines to rest long enough to produce grapes with an intensely varietal character, thanks also to the predominantly loess soil.Col Solare is characterful, well-structured wine, vinified in order to age stylishly for a long period of time. It is very fruity (black berry fruit) and mature tannins endow it with body and structure. Full-bodied, aromatic, intense, it is an original interpretation of the Columbia Valley.

Details

Perfume

Aromas of dark chocolate, cherry and currant are joined by hints of vanilla and clove.

Color

Intense ruby red.

Taste

The aromatics carry through the rich and balanced palate.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Marchesi Antinori

From this winery

• Start up year: 1385
• Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
• Bottles produced: 20.000.000
• Hectares: 1.400

The ancient Antinori family has resided in Florence since the early 13th century when they moved from Calenzano, a village between Florence and Prato where their presence is recorded in 1188. The family initially worked in the silk trade and joined the Guild of Silk Weavers in 1285.

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

Lombardy

Pairings

Pasta

Meat

Game

Cheese

Matured cheese

Pork

Technical Sheet

Name	Antinori Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Type	Red still
Denomination	Columbia Valley AVA
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc
Country	United States of America
Region	Washington
Vendor	Antinori
Origin	Columbia Valley
Wine making	Grapes were gently crushed, and lots fermented separately on the skins for an average of seven to ten days. During this time, a twice-daily pump over regime infused the fermenting juice with flavour, soft tannins and colour. The wine was pressed from the skins into 60% French and 40% American oak, with 100% new oak barrels. 26-months ageing.
PH	3.69
Allergens	Contains sulphites