1991 Antinori Solaia

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91 points

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  9/24/2023 - Canoehead Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Aged Reds Dinner - Savoury Roast Pork Tenderloin with mushroom ragout, rice pilaf and sautéed green peas and leeks. Used a Durand opener and gently decanted into narrow neck vessel for 30 mins tops. This was so fresh, a testament to the consistent storage as well as the quality of the fruit. 80/20 Cab Sauv/Sangiovese. Vibrant. pure tertiary fruit, massive savoury layer of tapenade, espresso, roasted pecan and cocoa with sea salt and caramel. The balance was extraordinary. Long, deep finish. WOTN.

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  7/2/2022 - mr_rancho Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Fine wine! Raisins, bit of leather, smooth, strong tannins. Needs half an hour in the glass to open up.

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  3/15/2022 - vintage_whine wrote:

  Perfect amount of Brett, more elegant but a little dilute on the finish. Herbal and ripe, eucalyptus black cherry and olives. Drink up now

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  6/9/2021 - ssouth Likes this wine: 96 Points

  1991 Antinori Solaia. Alc 12.5%
  80 Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Sangiovese. Still dark color.
  Cassis and menthol. Still tons of fruit. Hint of cigar tobacco. The Sangiovese shows through. Gently sweet long finish
  Really wonderful
  Was $89 when I bought it... a bit more now

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  12/19/2019 - David J Cooper wrote: 92 Points

  Medium clear red. Sweaty, nutty herbal red cherry with a hint of cedar box. Very dery herbal red fruit flavours and a very tannic finish. The fruit and tannins will never be balanced, yet this is a very enjoyable wine.
  
  Much better and more traditional then the Napa style fruit bomb the 1990 is.

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