Producer >
An iconic estate, producing Sangiovese based wines blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. A leading ‘supertuscan’. Lying in the heart of Chianti on 319 hectares of land, the estate has two prized vineyards; Tignanello and Solaia. The soils of these vineyards orginate from marine marlstone, rich in limestone and schist. The vineyards are instantly recognisable with the white stones reflecting the sunshine back onto the vines.
Winemaking >
The vintage 2014 has had the most important aspects in the management of the vineyard and in
the selection of the grapes to achieve Solaia`s quality. Pruning interventions in the vineyard
combined with careful manual harvesting have ensured great potential of the grapes and grand
varietal character.
Once in the cellars, the grapes are delicately destemmed and the berries, before pressing, were
carefully selected on a sorting table; here attention to detail was at its maximum, it is of
fundamental importance that only perfect grapes end up in the 60 hectoliter (1585 gallon) conical
fermenting tanks. During the fermentation and the period of skin contact, the must slowly became
wine. in this phase much care was needed to maintain freshness and aroma, but without neglecting
the extraction of color and a management of the tannins aimed at elegance and suppleness. Once
the wine was run off its skins, it went through a complete malolactic fermentation in oak barrels to
further add finesse and drinking pl
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese
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ITALY
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Cork
Tenuta Tignanello
Vegetarian 
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