Producer >
Tignanello is one of Tuscany's most important historic vineyards, where Piero Antinori reshaped Italian wine in the 1970s with the 'supertuscan' movement. This estate sits on 319ha within which sit the limestone rich vineyards of Tignanello and Solaia.
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
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