Antinori - Solaia Toscana 2021 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Vinous: 100 Points
Antinori's 2021 Solaia is another wine that captures all of the potential I sensed when I tasted it some months ago. More than anything else the 2021 is a fine example of the style Antinori favors these days an approach that favors finesse more than opulence. Dark plum mocha licorice chocolate spice lavender and menthol build effortlessly in the glass. Oak and tannin are impeccably balanced. The 2021 spent 18 months in wood three months in once-used barrels during the malolactic fermentation and then 15 months in 100% new barrels for the rest of its aging. - By Antonio Galloni on June 2024 Antinori presented some of the most memorable wines I have ever tasted here. The 2021s capture all the pedigree of this great Chianti Classico vintage in their combination of vibrancy aromatic intensity and fruit. CEO Renzo Cotarella and his two longtime technical directors Dora Pacciani and Sara Pontremolesi have moved the wines towards a style that emphasizes more freshness than in the past while dialing down the more opulent side that was once in favor. It?s a significant evolution one that really makes itself felt in 2021 a vintage that is so well suited to wines of energy. Readers will note the addition of three new single-vineyard Gran Seleziones in the range wines I have watched grow over the years from young barrel samples into fully finished wines.
