Antinori - Tenuta Tignanello Solaia 2022
IGT

Solaia

Marchesi Antinori
Vintages 2022 2021 2020 2017 2013 2011 2010

Solaia is Marchesi Antinori's Cabernet Sauvignon-led Super Tuscan from the sun-drenched Solaia plot above the Tignanello estate, blended with Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. Aged around 15 months in new French oak, it offers blackcurrant, violet and t

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Tasting Notes

Inside a glass of Antinori Solaia

Cassis, violet and tobacco over silky tannins: how Solaia's Cabernet-led blend tastes from the alberese and galestro soils of the Tignanello hillside.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
6 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Solaia leads with cassis, blackberry and dark plum lifted by sweet violet, the signature of Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the alberese limestone and galestro of the Solaia plot above Tignanello. Antinori's own notes add fig, powdered sugar and Gianduja, while time in new French oak brings tobacco, cedar and a fine dusting of white pepper. The Vivino crowd, across more than 41,000 ratings, keeps returning to oak, tobacco and chocolate as the dominant signature.

VioletViolet
BlackberryBlackberry
BlackcurrantBlackcurrant
FigFig
TobaccoTobacco
LeatherLeather
Black pepperBlack pepper
LiquoriceLiquorice
ChocolateChocolate
Palate

A Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend with Cabernet Franc and a measure of Sangiovese, it enters creamy and rich yet stays driven by the freshness Antinori prizes from the estate's 350 to 400 metre, southwest-facing vines. The roughly 15 months in new French oak frame silky, mouth-filling tannins rather than dominating them, carrying dark-fruit depth, liquorice and a savoury, leather-edged core.

Finish

The close is long and tightly knit, with firm but polished Cabernet tannin and a graphite-and-limestone minerality drawn from the galestro soils. Antinori describe an intense finish of exceptional depth, and the structure points to one to two decades of cellaring in the strongest vintages.

Overall

One of the original Super Tuscans, made by Marchesi Antinori only in the finest vintages and sitting above stablemate Tignanello in the range. Drinkers rate it 4.6 on Vivino across more than 41,000 ratings and critics regularly score recent vintages 96 to 98, with James Suckling at 98 for both 2020 and 2021. A serious cellar and special-occasion wine for lovers of structured, age-worthy Tuscan reds.

Best by 2042
Live UK pricing

Buying Solaia: vintages and UK pricing

Live UK listings for Solaia run from around £260 to £334 a bottle. Made only in exceptional years, so availability and price swing sharply by vintage.

Best price · 75 cl £260.00 at laithwaites
Price spread £260.00 – £334.25 Across 5 UK retailers tracked
Retailers tracked 5UK 7 in stock
Vintages live 2022 · 2021 · 2020 Current release: 2022
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £346.67 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 7 Jun 2026, 15:25 BST Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

How Solaia scores on the Italian Wine Fit Score

An icon Super Tuscan rates highest for special occasions and cellaring, lower for everyday and beginner drinking given its structure and price.

Best for an occasion 9.5/10

One of the original Super Tuscans at icon-tier price with 96 to 98 point critic scores; a flagship special-occasion and gifting bottle.

Best for cellar 9.3/10

Roughly 15 months in new French oak plus firm Cabernet structure give exceptional vintages two decades or more of life; critics and the producer both point to long ageing.

Best with food 8.8/10

A full-bodied, Cabernet Sauvignon-led red with firm tannin and bright Tuscan acidity, built for grilled and braised red meat and game; scores high on the medium-to-full tannic-red food axis.

Best value 4.2/10

At roughly £260 to £334 a bottle this is icon-tier pricing reflecting scarcity, since Antinori make Solaia only in exceptional vintages; strong quality for the money among first-growth peers, but an outright premium spend.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Tuscany
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Retailer Shortlist

Where to Buy

Compare tracked offers from verified retailers at a glance. Stock is shown only where the retailer exposes it. Logos, sale pricing, and the strongest offer are surfaced first.

Best Live Price £260.00
Retailers Tracked 5
Last Checked 7 Jun 2026
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Laithwaites

Best price
Vintage 2021
£260.00
£346.67/L · checked 30 May
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75 cl · Case of 1 · Low stock confidence
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Decantalo

Awaiting restock
Vintage 2022
£333.27
£444.36/L · checked 7 Jun
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Vintages

Solaia vintage by vintage, 2010 to 2022

Antinori release Solaia only when the year merits it. From the benchmark 2010 to the acclaimed 2020 and 2021, each vintage carries its own drinking window and critic score.

2022 Current release
Lowest price
£331.70
Retailers
1 in stock · 1 awaiting restock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2044

A hot, dry 2022 until mid-August rains restored balance, harvested 23 September to 5 October. Creamy and fresh with silky tannins per Antinori; built to age, drink from 2027.

2021 Previous release
Lowest price
£260.00
Retailers
0 in stock · 1 awaiting restock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2045

The 2021 carries the highest critic average of the recent run, around 98. A balanced, energetic Solaia with great cellaring potential; give it time and drink from 2026 onwards.

2020 Previous release
Lowest price
£329.00
Retailers
2 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2042

Widely acclaimed, with James Suckling at 98 and Wine Spectator at 97. The 2020 Solaia is polished and complete, with depth to reward a decade or more in the cellar from 2025.

2017 Previous release
Lowest price
£274.00
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2037

A hot, dry 2017 yielded a powerful, fruit-forward Solaia. Riper and more opulent than the cooler years; enjoy from 2022 and over the following decade while the tannins stay supple.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why Solaia sits at the top of the Antinori range

A first-growth Tuscan icon from the Solaia plot above Tignanello, scored 96 to 98 points by critics including James Suckling. Here is what shapes its price.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany , covering Tuscany.

04

Reading the label

  • Marchesi AntinoriProducer / estate
  • Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet Franc · SangioveseGrape varieties (in declared order of dominance)
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2022Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 14.5% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
  • Imbottigliato all’origineEstate-bottled
05

What sits behind the price of Solaia

Tracked from
£260.00
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
5 up / 1 down
Main factor
Made only in exceptional vintages
  1. 01

    Made only in exceptional vintages

    Cost up

    Antinori declassify or skip weaker years entirely, missing 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1992; that deliberate scarcity is the single biggest lever behind Solaia's £260 to £334 UK price.

  2. 02

    Single best plot on the Tignanello hillside

    Cost up

    Fruit comes only from the 20 hectare, southwest-facing Solaia vineyard at 350 to 400 metres on alberese and galestro soils, with grapes hand-selected on sorting tables before fermentation.

  3. 03

    15 months in new French oak

    Cost up

    Each vintage matures roughly 15 months in 100% new French oak barriques, then is blended and returned to barrel; new-barrel cost on this volume adds materially to the bottle price.

  4. 04

    First-growth critic reputation

    Cost up

    As one of the original Super Tuscans scoring 96 to 98 points, with James Suckling at 98 for 2020 and 2021, Solaia commands a fine-wine premium and active secondary-market demand.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    At the 2026 HMRC still-wine rate of £2.67 a bottle for wines up to 15% ABV, duty plus 20% VAT account for well over £50 of a typical £300 UK retail price.

  6. 06

    Toscana IGT, not a premium DOCG

    Cost down

    Bottled as Toscana IGT rather than a tightly regulated DOCG, Solaia avoids appellation yield and ageing constraints; pricing is set by reputation and scarcity rather than disciplinare rules.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that complement this wine

Fiorentina steak, plated

Fiorentina steak
Brasato al Barolo on stoneware bowl with Bay Leaf, Beef Chuck, Carrot

Brasato al Barolo
Ossobuco alla Milanese on stoneware bowl with Beef Broth, Carrot, Celery

Ossobuco alla Milanese
Venison Stew, plated

Venison Stew
Pecorino sardo e pan carasau on stoneware bowl with Honey, Olive Oil, Pan Carasau

Pecorino sardo e pan carasau
Food Pairing

Cabernet structure, Tuscan freshness: dishes that fit Solaia

Solaia's firm Cabernet tannin and bright acidity were made for grilled Fiorentina, braised beef and game. The structural logic behind each match is below.

Fat cutting Strong match

Chargrilled Tuscan beef

Solaia's firm Cabernet Sauvignon tannin and the freshness Antinori draws from the Solaia plot cut cleanly through the charred fat of a thick grilled steak. The new French oak and dark-fruit weight stand up to seared, blood-rare meat.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye · Chargrilled T-bone · Tagliata · More pairings →

Tannin softening Strong match

Slow-braised and roast red meat

The collagen and slow-cooked richness of braised beef and veal soften Solaia's silky, mouth-filling tannins, letting its liquorice and leather notes show. A classic structural match for a Cabernet-led Super Tuscan.

Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Beef short rib · Peposo · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Game and venison

Solaia's depth and savoury, tobacco-edged core match the gamey intensity of venison and wild boar. Italian buyers reach for it with selvaggina; the wine's body carries the meat without being overwhelmed.

Try with: Venison stew · Wild boar ragu · Roast pheasant · Pappardelle al cinghiale

Aromatic bridge Good match

Aged hard cheese

The nutty, crystalline savouriness of long-aged Tuscan and Sardinian pecorino bridges to Solaia's cedar and tobacco from new French oak, while the cheese's salt lifts the dark fruit. A Tannico favourite among formaggi stagionati.

Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Aged Pecorino Toscano · Parmigiano Reggiano · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Truffle and mushroom dishes

Earthy black truffle and porcini echo Solaia's leather and forest-floor character that drinkers flag on Vivino. The wine's freshness keeps a rich, umami-laden plate from turning heavy.

Try with: Tagliolini al tartufo · Porcini risotto · Truffle-topped tagliata · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Chilli heat and delicate seafood

Solaia's new-oak tannin and high alcohol amplify chilli burn and turn bitter against spicy dishes, while its power flattens delicate white fish and shellfish. Keep it away from fiery curries and light seafood, and choose a Vermentino di Sardegna or Etna Bianco there instead.

Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · Steamed sea bass · Oysters · Sushi · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring Solaia from Tenuta Tignanello

With around 15 months in new French oak and firm Cabernet structure, the strongest Solaia vintages reward two decades or more in the cellar.

Drinking window
2027 → 2044

Peak around 2035. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Cellar potential
High

Roughly 15 months in new French oak plus firm Cabernet structure give exceptional vintages two decades or more of life; critics and the producer both point to long ageing.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£260.00 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Solaia page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 7 Jun 2026, 15:25 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Solaia's grapes, region and pairings

Producer
Marchesi Antinori Tuscany
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Sangiovese
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 4 dishes paired British Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

Solaia is a Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend with Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. The first 1978 vintage was 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc; Antinori later introduced around 20% Sangiovese to reach the modern style.

Yes. Solaia is one of the original Super Tuscans, bottled as Toscana IGT rather than Chianti Classico because its Cabernet-led blend falls outside the traditional appellation rules. It sits among the most influential wines in Italian winemaking history.

From the Solaia vineyard, a roughly 20 hectare, southwest-facing plot at 350 to 400 metres on the Tignanello estate in Chianti Classico. The soils are alberese hard limestone and galestro flaky calcareous clay, giving the wine its mineral backbone.

In exceptional vintages Solaia cellars for two decades or more. Aged around 15 months in new French oak with firm Cabernet tannin, recent vintages like 2010, 2013, 2020 and 2021 are built for the long term; drink the riper years such as 2011 and 2017 a little sooner.

Pair Solaia with chargrilled Fiorentina steak, braised beef and veal such as brasato or ossobuco, game like venison and wild boar, and long-aged pecorino. Its firm tannin and freshness handle rich, savoury red-meat dishes best.

No. Antinori produce Solaia only in vintages they judge exceptional, and skipped 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1992 entirely. That selectivity, alongside critic scores of 96 to 98 points, underpins its collector status.

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