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Solaia 2012 300cl

IGT | Toskana | Italien
CHF 1’686.35
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95 Robert Parker
The 2012 Solaia is the ultimate comfort wine: It serves as a beautiful monument to the potential of Italian wine. Let me give you some context. My lukewarm review of the 2011 vintage caused some heads to turn. Happily, the previous vintage has served as a springboard for this current release. Both 2011 and 2012 come from hot climatic conditions, but these wines are very different in style and content. The 2011 heat softened the lines that make up the varietal identity of this celebrated Tuscan blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. Those lines are presented in sharp focus with the 2012 edition. The nose is redolent of dark berry, crushed mineral, plum, spice and touch of white pepper. The wine is integrated and seamless, but it speaks with a strong and articulate voice.  I had my doubts about the 2012 vintage until my visit to Antinori's Tenuta Tignanello in Chianti Classico. The wines presented -- and the 2012 Solaia in particular -- demonstrate that great wines were made in this challenging growing season that started off very hot and ended very cool. Marchesi Antinori General Manager Renzo Cotarella with the Marchese Piero Antinori walked me through a grand tasting of the wines they make in Umbria and various parts of Tuscany. When I got to spend some intimate time with the latest bottle of the extended Solaia family, I was absolutely smitten. The 2011 vintage was also a hot year and the Solaia showed less dimension. With the 2012 vintage, we are happily reunited with the range of nuances and depth of complexity that makes this one of Italy's A-list wines. The Antinori family owns various properties in the Chianti Classico area including Badia a Passignano, Tenuta Tignanello and Peppoli. They recently purchased a new property called San Sano not from from Castello di Ama in Gaiole-in-Chianti. The property has a potential for 84 hectares of vines and is located at 450 meters above sea level. The soils are very rocky with heavy deposits of Galestro and Alberese stone. The area is known for slow-ripening and very aromatic expressions of Sangiovese. I look forward to tasting more fruit from this site.
93 Wine Spectator
Ripe plum and black cherry notes are augmented by toast, spice and tobacco details in this muscular red. Turns more compact on the finish, where dense, dusty tannins reign. Just needs time to integrate. Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2018 through 2026. 500 cases imported.
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Antinori - Tenuta Tignanello
Der Tignanello, für die meisten der ursprüngliche Super-Toskaner, wurde 1971 erschaffen und ist seitdem ein Verschnitt aus Cabernet Sauvignon und Sangiovese geblieben. Die 350 Hektar Grund liegen über die malerischen Hügel zwischen den Tälern der Flüsse Greve und Pesa verteilt, mit 147 Hektar in der Appellation Chianti Classico. Seit Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bringt dieses legendäre Gut, mehr als jedes andere, die Werte der Familie zum Ausdruck: die Vereinigung von Tradition und Moderne in Form von Weinen, die unverfälscht und durch ihre Herkunft charakterisiert sind. Heute ist die herausragende Persönlichkeit des toskanischen Weins, Piero Antinori, der mit seinen Innovationen und Experimenten auf sich aufmerksam macht, Geschäftsführer der Marchesi Antinori Gruppe, zusammen mit seinen drei Töchtern. Aus Tignanello stammen zwei der einflussreichsten Weine, die je geschaffen wurden: das Flaggschiff der Familie, Solaia, und der erste Super-Toskaner, Tignanello. Diese beiden ikonischen Weine sind exemplarisch für die überragende Antinori-Qualität: temperamentvoll und doch komplex, und klar im Ausdruck ihres einzigartigen Terroirs.