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Thursday, November 24, 2011 - Excellent bottle. This is drinking very nicely right now.

Opened up beautifully, even tho just popped and poured. Increased in elegance with air.

This is very Tuscan.

It's a shame some folks have been put off just because there was no Sangiovese in the blend for this vintage. The truth is that this is a top wine from Antinori, and they only chose to leave of the Sangiovese in this vintage because they wanted to maintain the standard, and the Sangiovese harvest in 2002 was not up to scratch.

The wine itself is brilliant. Lots of fruit, and a slight tartness that comes from the vintage itself.

In the beginning, when Antinori started making Solaia, it was originally a Cab/Cab Franc blend - before they started adding Sangiovese.

In 2002, they went back to their original blend, giving one an opportunity to taste this again. I'd consider this bottle a collectible.

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