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2013 Solaia

Wine Details
Producer

Antinori

Place of Origin

Italy

San Casciano in Val Di Pesa (Chianti Classico, Firenze)

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Franc

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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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Antinori's new releases are quite representative of their respective vintages. The 2013s are somewhat slender, nervous wines with less of the exuberance that is typical of the house style, while the 2012s are more generous, radiant and immediate. Two thousand fourteen has turned out to be a challenging vintage here, as it was pretty much everywhere in Chianti Classico. In 2014, production for Tignanello (which will also be lower in Sangiovese than is the norm) is down by 40%, while Solaia is down 50%. There will be no Chianti Classico Gran Selezione from Badia a Passignano.