Learning more and researching what is Solaia? Iconic wine made by famous Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany, Italy.
Producer notes about Solaia:
The sunniest part of the Tignanello estate’s hillside is home to the Solaia vineyard. The very best grapes from the very best vineyard. All the rest is passion, the utmost care and research. These are the secrets of Solaia together with the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese grapes from its namesake vineyard.
The Tenuta Tignanello estate is in the heart of Chianti Classico, in the gently rolling hillsides between the Greve and Pesa river valleys. It extends over an area of 319 hectares (788 acres), of which 127 (313 acres) are dedicated to vines.
Two of the estate’s prized vineyards are on the same hillside, Tignanello and Solaia, on soils that originated from marine marlstone from the Pliocene period rich in limestone and schist. The vines enjoy hot temperatures during the day and cooler evenings throughout the growing season.
The estate’s two signature wines, Solaia and Tignanello, are produced from these vineyards and have been defined by the international press as “among the most influential wines in the history of Italian viticulture”. According to Marchesi Antinori, Solaia and Tignanello are an ongoing challenge and a never-ending passion.
The Tignanello estate has vineyards of indigenous Sangiovese grapes as well as some other untraditional varieties such as Cabernet Franc.
Soils originating in the Pliocene period, rich in marine fossils with veins of clay. Rich presence of calcareous rocks and marl.
Antinori Estates in Tuscany and Umbria, Italy:
TENUTA TIGNANELLO
Chianti Classico
BADIA A PASSIGNANO
Chianti Classico
PÈPPOLI
Chianti Classico
ANTINORI NEL CHIANTI CLASSICO
San Casciano V. P.
PIAN DELLE VIGNE
Montalcino
TENUTA GUADO AL TASSO
Bolgheri
CASTELLO DELLA SALA
Orvieto
MARCHESE ANTINORI – TENUTA MONTENISA
Firenze – Franciacorta
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