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2003 Antinori Solaia

SuperTuscan Blend

  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Toscana IGT
Drink between 2010 - 2021 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 65

  • Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 points

    May 16, 2023 - Nose of tobacco, cedar and undergrowth.

    Very dense on the palate, the juice is black as ink, with perfectly integrated notes of mushrooms, smoke and plums that respond to each other. Black fruits and tobacco literally invade the mouth before leather and notes of undergrowth take over. It is complex, intense, but of a beautiful freshness which offers elongation and balance to a concentrated whole. Silky texture and at the same time robust to open on a magnificent finish where the undergrowth dominates with a great length of leather and meat juice.

    An excellent Super Tuscan.

  • Fabesmontreal Likes this wine: 95 points

    April 1, 2023 - April 1 - Antinori Solaia 2003 - not an April fools joke
    Opened at 3:15. Smell in the bottle reveals barnyard.
    5:30: poured glass. Barnyard. Cedar. Mysterious smells. Needs decant. Color is towards inky purple.
    6:30: poured from decanter. smells of barnyard and meat. Black earth. Raw meat/game. Cedar and damp forest floor. Graphite / pencil shavings. Potpourri/incense. Dark fruits with minerals. Green pepper.
    Comments: this is a BIG wine at the onset, palate is tannic and majorly austere with a tannic follow-thru but then a burst of fruit and spice. This is a serious wine to be reckoned with but it dances between smooth feminine and chiseled masculinity. As it gets air in the glass it just goes down in a blaze of glory (paired with different meats -raclette supper). Smooth finish, no rough edges, the sheer complexity is just mind blowing but it lacks a bit of precision I think? Chalk up a 95 for this bruiser that has Bordeaux notes written all over it. Still very youthful, can easily go another 5 years, probably longer. Excellent.

  • Peech Likes this wine: 93 points

    January 11, 2023 - opened for 1 hour then decanted and served. Initial nose was bigger with more smoky notes and a lot more cedar. Also showing more medicinal notes on the palate. Later on also developed notes of pencil lead. This wine was more consistent throughout the evening and didn't improve much.

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  • #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 94 points

    September 28, 2022 - signature mature solaia nose. ...pungent funky yet perfumed aromas of plum, cherry, moss, smoke, leather and mushroom. palate is soft, smooth, balanced. mature savoury notes up front, stewed dark berry fruit in support. surprisingly, still some acidic pop. and beautifully integrated supple tannin on the long flavourful and mineral laden finish. still has life left! 94+

  • colin107 Likes this wine: 95 points

    June 3, 2022 - 2 hour decant. Splendid nose and luscious on the palate. Great time to be drinking now.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    2/22/2008 (link) 94 points

    (Antinori Solaia) Red magenta color with pale meniscus; rich ripe plum and dried plum nose; plush, rich, ripe plum, cassis and mulberry palate, youthful, with good acidity; long finish 94+ pts.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2003
  • Type Red
  • Producer Antinori
  • Varietal SuperTuscan Blend
  • Designation Solaia
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country Italy
  • Region Tuscany
  • SubRegion n/a
  • Appellation Toscana IGT
  • UPC Codes 087236350130, 088586002373, 3048935001850, 8001935001850, 8001935144502

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 20 (1%)
  • In Cellars 1,318 (60%)
  • Consumed 841 (39%)

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