Antinori Solaia 1979 750ml

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Deep, garnet color. Extremely well-developed bouquet: pungent vegetation, earthy aromas, horsiness, cherry, spices, lead pencil shavings and dried figs. The rich flavor is imbued with ripe fruit, red berries and mature tannins. The finish is long, with tinges of cherries, red currants, cranberries and a fresh acidity. This wine will not gain any more ground, but can be stored for a few more years.

Solaia, a twenty hectare (50 acre) vineyard of the Tignanello estate with a southwestern exposure, is situated at 350-400 meters (1175-1325 feet) above sea level on a soil of calcareous rock (known as “alberese in Tuscany). The Marchesi Antinori firm produced this wine for the first time in the 1978 vintage with an initial blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc, a blend repeated again in 1979. In the following vintages 20% of Sangiovese was added to the Cabernet grapes and the ratio of Cabernet Franc to Cabernet Sauvignon was changed in order to create a wine which has now become definitive in its various composing elements.
Solaia is only produced in superior vintages and was not produced in 1980, 1981, 1983,1984, and 1992.

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