1999 Antinori Solaia

Community Tasting Notes (75) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  1/9/2024 - steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Had next to a 06 Sassicaia, both decanted for 3 hours and consumed over 1. If this was a bit of a disappointment, Sassicaia was not. Without much experience with the two wines, I thought I would get similar styles that would be interesting to evaluate side by side. I was wrong. This was quite linear and extremely Bordeux-like, with tobacco, leather, and cassis, resolved tannins, and in prime, maybe even in decline. For me, the Brett was very obstructive and muted a lot of the fruit. A nice bottle of wine, but not much more and not up to my expectations.

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  10/24/2023 - Only Drink The Good Stuff Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Just an excellent bottle of wine! I’m not going to go into tasting notes because what everyone tastes is always different anyway but I will say that this vintage is singing a beautiful song right now. If you see this please don’t buy it. Leave every bottle you can on the market for me because if I ever see it I am buying every bottle I find.

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  1/31/2023 - Frank Schneider wrote: 96 Points

  Brilliant ! Great juice with o lot of life ahead. Needed 3 h of decanting.
  herbs, length , all in

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  9/16/2022 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 96 Points

  All I can say is wow. Enjoyed this bottle at Restaurant Max in Positano, a favorite in the area - haven’t been to Max in 9 years. Paid 300 euro, a steal! They had an enormous Solaia library. Bold dark purple robe, no bricking and minimal sediment. Perfect harmony here. Beautiful structure and balance. Dark bold fruits. Only 13.5% abv amazingly. Insane depth, just when you think you get it, another layer of depth unfurls. Just spectacular!

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  3/28/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Superb Super Tuscans!: Delicious! Mine and the group's WOTN. This could have been mistaken for a nice, well-aged Bordeaux in a blind tasting. Plenty of red and black fruit, earth, tar and herbs. Everything was perfectly integrated, and had the right amount of balance between fruit and tertiary flavors to suit my palate. I suspect this is drinking in its peak window, but it showed no signs of tiring. If you are saving a bottle of this, I would not hesitate to open it when the right occasion arises. 96 points easily, and a profound wine.

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