Tenuta Tignanello - Solaia - IGT Toscana - Rouge 2019

Wine:

Produced only in the best vintages, the 2019 Red IGT Toscana Solaia is one of Italy's finest wines, competing for the title of the world's best. Its production meets the exacting standards of Grand Crus Classés, with every detail meticulously planned and executed, from harvest to aging in new French oak. The result lives up to the effort: it boasts great aromatic complexity, with notes of dark fruits, floral touches, spices, and tobacco, offering a magnificent structure driven by its terroir. Generous and impressively smooth, it fully expresses its character, making its limestone soils resonate like never before. It epitomizes the essence of Tuscany with an inimitable originality, capable of dazzling connoisseurs and captivating novices alike with the same emotion. A true achievement! Rated 97/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Aged in French oak barrels in the estate's underground cellars dating from the 16th century.

Color:

Deep ruby red.

Nose:

Powerful aromas of raspberry, blackberry and citrus peel underlined by full-bodied, chocolate and licorice nuances.

Palate:

Harmonious and balanced, this wine has magnificent velvety tannins revealing a rich structure with spicy and sweet notes and a long finish of incomparable finesse.

Temperature:

Serve at 16 to 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Italian-style porchetta, Vitello Tonnato, pink duck breast and chanterelles, creamy black truffle risotto.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2050

As France's twin sister, Italy boasts just as many legendary wines, sought after worldwide. Tuscany, in particular, is the blessed land of Italian viticulture.

Sassicaia, Solaia and Masseto are 3 indisputable myths, elite bottles that thrill connoisseurs and collectors alike, and whose quality and value have nothing to envy our Grands Crus Classés or the finest estates in Burgundy.