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The Solaia is a SuperTuscan, a Bordeaux blend with Cabernet Sauvignon supplemented with Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. The name Solaia comes from Il Sole, Italian for the sun. The vineyards for this top wine from Marchese Antinori are 10 hectares in size and are located on the south-west slopes at an altitude between 350 and 400 meters. The soil is stony with marl. They are located in the area of Santa Cristina - Val di Pesa in the Chianti Classico zone, next to the vineyards of the Tignanello wine. This top wine from Antinori is only made in the top years
The Solaia 2004 (and 2001) have been re-released to show the ageing potential. The Solaia 2004 is the first of the modern Solaia. This is the first vintage in which the grapes were aged separately and blended towards the end of maturation. This, combined with greater care in managing temperatures during fermentation and maturation, and the fantastic vintage, make for a super-silky, polished Solaia. Sweet, refined tannins and sheer refinement are the hallmarks of this dazzling, utterly dazzling Solaia.
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Drinking Window 2021 - 2041
From: Antinori Solaia From Magnum: 1978-2016 (Sep 2020)
This fourth flight brings us into what I consider a real Golden Era for Solaia that started with the 2004. A young, potent wine, the 2006 Solaia out of magnum still needs quite a bit of time. Likewise, its towering stature is evident. A rush of blackberry jam, grilled herbs, espresso, licorice and spice builds as the 2006 shows off its explosive energy and drive.
Cadeau!, Iets te vieren, Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Open haard, Romantisch, Terras
Sommy Pairing Beschrijving
De 2006 Antinori Solaia toont geconcentreerde smaken van zongedroogde bramen en zwarte kers, donkere koffie en drop met warme kruidigheid en zijdezachte, verfijnde tannines die lange afdronk geven. Door die rijke fruitconcentratie, verfijnde tannines en geroosterde kruidigheid combineert hij perfect met rood vlees en lam, omdat de tannines vet en umami doorsnijden, met volle kazen omdat de complexiteit en structuur matchen, en met rijke pastasauzen of hartige pizza omdat de kruiden en geroosterde tonen contrasteren en versterken; extra mooi wordt het bij gegrild of geroosterd vlees, langzaam gestoofd rundvlees of lam en bij rijpe Pecorino of Parmigiano, en ook bij houtovenpizza met tomaat en charred toppings.
Professional Reviews
Parker
94
The estate’s 2006 Solaia is a big, powerful offering loaded with ripe blackberry jam, herbs, minerals and French oak. Like all of the 2006s from Antinori, the Solaia remains extraordinarily dense and primary. Readers will have to be patient with this wine and give it plenty of bottle age before the full range of its aromas and nuances blossom fully. Solaia is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese and 5% Cabernet Franc. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2026.
From top to bottom this is a beautiful set of wines from Antinori. The estate’s 2006 Guado al Tasso, Tignanello and Solaia are all beautiful, even if they don’t appear to possess the elegance of the superb 2004s.
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James Suckling
95
Marchesi Antinori Toscana Solaia 2006 Friday, May 5, 2017 CountryItaly RegionTuscany Vintage2006 CHECK PRICE DOWNLOAD SHELFTALKER Score 95 A clarity and brilliance to this Solaia now with plums, light chocolate and meat. Full body and round and soft tannins. Juicy and delicious. Just right now where it shows the fruit and light tertiary qualities on the nose and palate. Excellent.
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Wine Spectator
96
Antinori Toscana Solaia 2004 | $170 Shows beautiful, complex aromas of flowers, currant and Christmas cake. Full-bodied, chewy and powerful. Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc. Best after 2010. 5,830 cases made.
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Vinous
97
96
Drinking Window 2021 - 2041
From: Antinori Solaia From Magnum: 1978-2016 (Sep 2020)
This fourth flight brings us into what I consider a real Golden Era for Solaia that started with the 2004. A young, potent wine, the 2006 Solaia out of magnum still needs quite a bit of time. Even so, its towering stature is evident. A rush of blackberry jam, grilled herbs, espresso, licorice and spice builds as the 2006 shows off its explosive energy and drive.
- By Antonio Galloni on September 2020
It’s always great to be in London. There is something magical about the city. Its energy and pulse are so inspiring. This vertical of Antinori’s iconic Solaia going back to the inaugural 1978, with all but the very early vintages from magnum, was truly unforgettable. Solaia emerges from a handful of hillside blocks within Antinori’s vast Tignanello property in San Casciano Val di Pesa in the northern part of Chianti Classico. During the 1978 harvest Piero Antinori found he had a bit more Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc than he needed for his groundbreaking Tignanello. Antinori bottled that wine separately. The rest, as they say, is history.
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The name Antinori is a household name in the wine world. Wherever you go in a little restaurant in the world, the wines of Antinori show off on the menu. And that is not easy! 600 years of experience precede, as many as 26 generations of wine know-how. Investments have been made carefully in domains and vineyards. And guaranteed in the best locations.
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Marquis Piero Antinori is in charge and is assisted by his three daughters: Albiera, Allegra and Alessia. Funny those three A's. We are not going to bother you with all the awards that have been received over the years, because then this price list can no longer go through the letterbox. There are two red wines that are available on allocation and that one would like to get a few bottles from all over the world and that are Tignanello and Solaia and we also have these in our range at Grandcruwijnen.
In 1180, Ugo and Antinori di Rinuccino were officially named as owners of Castello di Combiate; a century later, the family who had moved to Florence were included in the register of the silk trade cooperative. In 1385, Giovanni di Piero, an indirect descendant, entered the wine guild as an apprentice. Since then, the wine-growing tradition of the Antinori family has been continuous. With the establishment of the Marchesi Antinori winery, the peak was reached in 1895 and already in 1898 the winery was built in San Casciano Val di Pesa, which is still the center of the widely branched group of properties in all major cultivation areas of Tuscany, Umbria. , Piemonte (since the early 90s through the purchase of the wine cellar Prunotto), Apulia and even California. The traditional house participating in the modern Tuscan wine-growing revolution owes much of its prestige to its former chief vinologist Giacomo Tachis, who produced exceptional wines such as Sassicaia, Tignanello (especially sangiovese), Solaia (especially cabernet) and many others. the other was responsible. Vinologist Renzo Cotarella also created one of the best chardonnays in Italy in the Umbrian Castello della Sala.
Food
De 2006 Antinori Solaia toont geconcentreerde smaken van zongedroogde bramen en zwarte kers, donkere koffie en drop met warme kruidigheid en zijdezachte, verfijnde tannines die lange afdronk geven. Door die rijke fruitconcentratie, verfijnde tannines en geroosterde kruidigheid combineert hij perfect met rood vlees en lam, omdat de tannines vet en umami doorsnijden, met volle kazen omdat de complexiteit en structuur matchen, en met rijke pastasauzen of hartige pizza omdat de kruiden en geroosterde tonen contrasteren en versterken; extra mooi wordt het bij gegrild of geroosterd vlees, langzaam gestoofd rundvlees of lam en bij rijpe Pecorino of Parmigiano, en ook bij houtovenpizza met tomaat en charred toppings.
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