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Wine Description
The Story
When the initial production of Solaia began, the grape source was a parcel within the larger Tignanello vineyard. The same special characteristics as the original vineyard – altitude, soil, and exposure to the sun (which accounts for the name of the parcel and the wine: “Solaia” derives from sole, the Italian word for the sun) are also to be found in a nearby vineyard plot which, since 1997, has been integrated into the original vineyard. The ...
Wine Information
SOLAIA
Solaia, which means the 'sunny one' in Italian, is a 10 hectares southwest-facing vineyard planted 351-396 metres above sea-level. It belongs to the Tignanello Estate which is located in the heart of Chianti Classico 30km south of Florence. Antinori first produced a single-vineyard wine from these vines with the 1978 vintage, which was a limited release only in Italy.
The Antinori family has been making wine for over six hundred...
