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.
Viticulture >
Solaia is a 20 hectare vineyard, on the same slopes as the Tignanello vineyards and so part of the Tenuta Tignanello estate in the heart of Chianti Classico. The vineyards lie in the gently rolling hillsides bewteen the Greve and Pesa river valleys at an altitude of bewteen 35-400 metres above sea level and with a south western orientation. The soil is made up of a hard limestone, known locally as `albrese` and a flaky, calcareous clay known as `galestro`. The Antinori family planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese here in the late 1970s, recognising the ability of this warmer part of the site to evenly ripen these varieties.
Winemaking >
The 2015 vintage, very regular in the successive stages of its growing season, will be remembered for the harvesting of perfectly ripe and healthy grapes thanks to a climate which was quite favorable during the entire cycle of the vine.
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese
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Tenuta Tignanello
Vegetarian 
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