Antinori - Solaia 2018 - Toscana IGT - 75cl

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Antinori - Solaia 2018 - Toscana IGT - 75cl

Antinori - Solaia 2018 - Toscana IGT - 75cl


 
    
            
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The Wine

The sunniest part of the Tignanello estate’s hillside is home to the Solaia vineyard. The very best grapes from the very best vineyard. All the rest is passion, the utmost care and research. These are the secrets of Solaia together with the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese grapes from its namesake vineyard.

Climate
The 2018 season in Chianti Classico opened with a rather regular winter in both temperatures and rainfall; despite these climatic conditions, the vineyards began their budding activity one week earlier than the historical average of the territory. The spring period, and in particular May, was characterized by frequent rains with slightly lower temperatures than usual, while the months of June and July were dry and quite hot, without however ever showing extreme conditions. A few rains in August and a dry and windy period in September and October allowed the grapes to ripen in an ideal manner, ensuring a good sugar content and excellent polyphenolic ripeness. The harvest began in the last days of September with the Cabernet Franc, continued with the Sangiovese and ended with the Cabernet Sauvignon on 10 October.

Total annual rainfall: 845.9 mm

Average temperature April 1st - October 12th: 20.4 ° C

Rainfall 1st April - 12th October: 286 mm

Vinification
The attention was high, both in the vineyard during the harvest and in the cellar, where the grapes were de-stemmed and the berries, carefully selected at the sorting table, were transferred after pressing by gravity into the tanks. In fact, it is essential that only the perfect grapes reach the conical winemaking tanks of 60 Hl. During fermentation and maceration, extreme attention was paid to maintaining the correct balance between the fruit and the quality of the tannin in order to best express the sweetness, fragrance, identity and character of Solaia. Immediately after racking the malolactic fermentation was started which, in barrique, enhanced the complexity and pleasantness of the wine. The refinement process took place in new French oak barrels for about 18 months. After an initial period in separate batches, these were assembled to complete the aging in wood.

Historical data
Solaia is a vineyard of about 20 hectares facing south-west between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. on a rocky limestone soil with alberese and galestro rock, located at Tenuta Tignanello. The Antinori family produced this wine for the first time with the 1978 vintage; the initial blend was 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc, which was repeated in 1979. In subsequent years a 20% Sangiovese was introduced and some corrections were made in the relationship between Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, up to get to the current composition. Solaia is only produced in exceptional vintages and was not produced in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1992.

Tasting notes
Solaia 2018 has an intense ruby ​​red color. On the nose the intense notes of ripe dark fruit, in particular blueberry and black currant, combine with pleasant hints of dried flowers and lavender, accompanied by delicate spicy sensations of white pepper and balsamic mint and eucalyptus. The rich bouquet is completed by sweet and well-integrated aromas of white chocolate, cotton candy and dried fruit. On the palate it is enveloping and creamy: the tannins, soft and silky, give a long, persistent and very elegant finish, with an aftertaste that recalls licorice and recalls the floral and spicy notes perceived on the nose.

            
                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
BRANDANTINORI
SIZE75cl
CATEGORYRED WINE
NATIONALITYITALIA
VARIETYMIXED GRAPES
REGIONTOSCANA
APPELLATIONTOSCANA IGT
ALLERGENSCONTAINS SULPHITES
            
                                                                                                                                                                                   
                    

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