2021 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana Italy Tempranillo This cuvée is sourced from

This cuvée is sourced from vines planted on schist near Beaupréau

saline and stimulating

with aging potential

This wine is balanced

The flavours are also arresting in their own way and the tannins

2021 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana Italy Tempranillo This cuvée is sourced fromAntinori'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