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Bottle of Antinori, Solaia, 2021 - Red Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Antinori, Solaia, 2021

Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy
by Antinori

$374.99

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What is this wine?
Antinori’s Solaia 2021 is one of Italy’s most iconic wines—a Cabernet Sauvignon–based blend from the Tenuta Tignanello estate in the heart of Chianti Classico. First produced in 1978, Solaia comes from a 20-hectare southwest-facing vineyard planted on marl and limestone soils at 350–400 meters elevation. The 2021 vintage, a standout in Tuscany, is composed of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Cabernet Franc, all hand-harvested and aged in new French oak barrels for 18 months.

Why get this wine?
Solaia is among the world’s great modern classics, consistently recognized for its depth, polish, and sense of place. The 2021 vintage follows a string of exceptional years, delivering remarkable purity, balance, and concentration with the precision that defines Antinori’s flagship. For collectors, this is a blue-chip Super Tuscan built for decades of evolution, combining Bordeaux-like power with unmistakable Tuscan soul.

What does this wine taste like?
Full-bodied and layered, showing blackcurrant, dark cherry, and plum framed by graphite, spice, and sweet tobacco. Silky tannins and vibrant acidity carry a long, elegant finish of cedar and balsamic notes—both opulent and refined.

When should you drink this wine?
Approachable from 2026 but will evolve magnificently through 2045 and beyond. Perfect with aged steaks, lamb, or rich Tuscan dishes. Decant at least two hours before serving to unlock its complexity.

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Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 100
"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." -Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

RP 97
"All said and done, the Marchesi Antinori 2021 Solaia is a monument to perfect winemaking. This coiffed supermodel does not show a single hair follicle out of place. However, it doesn't quite have the same sex appeal of the Tignanello. In my conversations with Estate Manager Renzo Cotarella during this tasting, it was expressed this way: "Tignanello is unexpected. Solaia is expected." Whereas Tignanello is a wine of vertical lift and energy, Solaia is a wine of lasting power. The wine offers generous depth and layering with soft tannins and some of the spicy pink peppercorn you get from the 9% Cabernet Franc (added to 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Sangiovese). The finish is extremely velvety and soft, but I notice that the flavors seem to become sweeter and riper the longer this wine stays in the glass. This newest release will hit the market in September." -Monica Larner

Decanter

D 97
"‘For me [2021 is] one of the best vintages ever,’ says Renzo Cotarella, Antinori's CEO and head winemaker, of the widely lauded vintage in Tuscany, explaining to me that it shares characteristics with 1997 and 2007, with a cool, frosty start slowing down vegetative growth and helping to extend the growing season, aided by milder temperatures later in the summer which enabled the grapes to build concentration while preserving freshness. Recent vintages of Solaia have benefitted from an increased use of Cabernet Franc, which stands at 9% in 2021. Due to be launched this autumn, Solaia 2021 is still a baby but its potential is immediately apparent. Inky and concentrated, with a dark chocolate barrique signature on the nose, it combines salinity with bountiful and sapid fruits, offering ripe black and red cherries, and dark hedgerow berries alongside herbal freshness, and finely textured tannins. Ferrous, meaty and earthy undertones emerge after some time in the glass, providing a counterpoint to the inherent sweetness of the fruit. Muscular yet wonderfully poised, this will only reveal all its complexities after significant ageing."

Wine Spectator

WS 98
"A deep, dense red, drenched with blackberry, pomegranate, plum and sweet spice flavors. Iron, tobacco and wild herb elements peek through as this plays out on the finish under a strong grip of tannins. Shows terrific balance and length now, yet this should only improve after a few more years in the bottle. Superb." -Bruce Sanderson

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Red Blend

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant , Oaky , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied