Solaia IGT 2021

Name: Antinori Solaia IGT 2021
Brand: Antinori
SKU: WRW6561HI
Price: 21100 THB
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Renowned

Rated 98/100 by Wine Spectator (top 1% of their reviews).

From our sommelier team

Solaia is bottled as Toscana IGT, not DOC/DOCG, because its Cabernet-dominant blend fell outside traditional Chianti Classico rules when Antinori first made it in 1978 — the same regulatory workaround that gave rise to the whole 'Super Tuscan' category alongside sibling wine Tignanello.

Producer history

Antinori first produced Solaia in 1978 as a Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend (roughly 80/20), later adding a Sangiovese component and adjusting the Cabernet ratios over subsequent vintages to reach today's blend, which recent vintages put at approximately 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15-20% Sangiovese, and 5-10% Cabernet Franc. It is produced only in vintages the estate considers exceptional and was not made at all in several years (including 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1992). The vineyard sits on the Tignanello estate at 1,150-1,325 feet with southwest exposure over limestone (alberese) and calcareous clay (galestro) soils.

Signature pairings

Grilled Australian Wagyu striploin — Solaia's firm tannin and dark-fruit concentration need the char and fat of well-marbled grilled beef; this is a classic Cabernet-blend pairing and avoids the clash tannic reds have with chili-forward Thai heat.
Braised beef massaman curry (mild, not chili-forward) (แกงมัสมั่นเนื้อ) — Massaman's warm spice (cinnamon, cardamom, peanut) and low chili heat echo Solaia's dark spice notes without the tannin-searing effect that high-chili Thai dishes cause; only works with a genuinely mild preparation.

HISTORICAL DATA

Solaia is a 50 acre (20 hectare) vineyard with a southwestern exposure located at an altitude between 1150 and 1325 feet (350-400 meters) above sea level and with a stony soil of “alberese” (hard limestone) and “galestro” (flaky calcareous clay) rock. The vineyard is located at the Tignanello estate. The Antinori family produced this wine for the first time in the year 1978, and the initial blend was 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Cabernet Franc, a formula repeated in 1979 as well. In the following years, 20% of Sangiovese was introduced and certain adjustments were also made in the rapport between Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc until the current blend was settled upon. Solaia is produced only in exceptional vintage, and was not produced in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1992.