October 8, 2020 - One of the true, original super tuscans, seeking to recreate bordeaux blends from Italian terroir and climates.
This was served blind, and was a total dead ringer for bordeaux. Everyone around the table could identify it as a Cabernet dominate wine, but nobody could pick this as Italian.
At 12.5%, this was as classic as it gets, and I guessed it as 1986 Chateau Latour 🤷🏻♂️. Pencil. Leather. Cigar. Wood. Some green pepper.
From what I understand, 1989 was a very cold year by Italian standards, so it probably was the equivalent of a 'normal' one in bordeaux.
Just a total delight, and WORLDs apart from the absurd, and over the top, highly alcoholic fruit bombs being produced now in the super tuscan region. From ST
February 24, 2020 - 30 min after pnp the mustiness blew off and revealed a beatiful red fruited, soft elegant wine with gentle tannin. Not sure if it would hold in the glass for a couple hours.
January 31, 2019 - Probably didn't give this the time it deserved, although it didn't seem all that interesting. Tarry dark fruit and a bit of menthol is all I wrote in my note.
April 2, 2018 - A 29yo oldie! dusty aroma on my 1st solaia..like old dark chocolate. Brick garnet red med intensity .Silky smooth and fine grained tannins. The fruit has desintegrated =/. Finish is soft.. alcohol 12.5 %vol. I can tell the elegance and quality this must have had.. Not for this bottle anymore unfortunately it heydays lay behind.
August 22, 2015 - Drink this one right from bottle. Had some berry fruit to start with but faded after 20 minutes so not worth the decant.
May 4, 2015 - cork and bottle in pristine and correct condition.
we let this decant for a couple hours and all said it was tight and uninteresting. very disappointing.
May 3, 2015 - Garnet with violet edges and med-heavy viscosity in the glass. Nose of plum, cedar, red and black fruit, crushed pepper, bell pepper and tobacco. Med-full body with balanced and persistent red and dark fruit, spice and greenness on the palate. High-quality, but lacking character. Long, boring finish. 90 is based on taste at cork ’n pour. Opening it robbed the little character it had.
May 17, 2014 - 1989 in the Rheingau (Eltville, Rheingau, Germany): Sweet nose but with some greenness of bell pepper. On the palate silky and elegant, underwood, damp earth. Quite nice.
July 10, 2013 - Lovely colour, vibrant garnet. Fantastic nose, mushrooms, wood, spices, incense, sweet fruit. Fresh and round, very smooth, mineral, complex, ripe berries, so elegant and refined, very long, beautiful wine, drink now.
March 1, 2013 - Lovely food wine which paired beautifully with Tuscan herbed lamb.
Cork still great despite 24 years. Smooth as silk with a long finish. Very elegant wine.