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Antinori's Cabernet Sauvignon-led Super Tuscan from a single vineyard on the Tignanello estate in Chianti Classico, with Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc and around 15 months in new French oak. A collector's Toscana IGT, made only in top vintages.
Antinori's official note for the 2022 calls out black currants, blueberries, plums and figs with sweet violets, then powdered sugar, Gianduja, white pepper, tobacco and quinine. Across more than 41,000 Vivino ratings the dominant markers are oak, tobacco and chocolate over blackberry and leather, matching this vintage's roughly 15 months in new French oak.
The 2022 opens on dark fruit that Antinori logs as black currant, blueberry, plum and fig, lifted by sweet violet. Behind it sit the markers Vivino tasters cite most across more than 41,000 ratings: tobacco, sweet spice and a chocolatey new-oak note, with a balsamic, graphite edge from the hot vintage.
Violet
Black cherry
Blackcurrant
Plum
Tobacco
Leather
Oak
ChocolateCreamy and rich on entry, the palate rides the freshness Antinori highlights for this vintage rather than sheer power. Cabernet Sauvignon drives cassis and dark berry, while roughly 15 months in new French oak layer on tobacco and cocoa. The tannins are silky but tight-knit, giving a firm, polished frame.
The finish is long and energetic, with sweet tobacco and a balsamic, graphite lift that critics tie to the 2022 season. It closes with real grip that promises a long cellar life.
A benchmark Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from Antinori's Solaia vineyard, more elegant and approachable than a typical vintage yet built to age from 2026 into the 2040s. Vivino's 41,000-plus ratings average 4.6, placing it among Tuscany's most celebrated reds.
Standard 750ml bottles of the 2022 sit around 330 pounds in the UK, with magnums near 730 pounds and vintages stretching back to the 1990s on the secondary market. Because Antinori skips Solaia in weaker years, older top vintages command steep premiums, so a current release is usually the value entry point.
Solaia rates highest as a cellar and special-occasion wine: a benchmark Super Tuscan built for ageing and gifting rather than a midweek pour. Its food score is strong with red meat, while its value and everyday scores reflect a 300-pound-plus price that sits firmly in collector territory.
A flagship gifting and celebration bottle, one of the original Super Tuscans with a name that carries real prestige.
A benchmark ager: made only in top vintages, with a 2026 to mid-2040s window for the 2022 and a long secondary-market record.
Built for red meat: firm tannins and fresh acidity handle Bistecca alla Fiorentina, braised beef and aged pecorino.
Genuinely fine, but at 300 pounds-plus a bottle it is priced as a luxury, so value hinges on the occasion, not the everyday shelf.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Antinori reports a hot, dry run to mid-August 2022 before rain and cooler nights restored day-to-night swings and even ripening. Cabernet Franc came in on 23 September, Sangiovese on the 26th and 27th, and Cabernet Sauvignon on 5 October. Critics read the result as more elegant and approachable than usual, concentrated but with a fresh, balsamic lift.
A hot, dry 2022 in Chianti Classico was rescued by mid-August rain and cool nights, giving Antinori fruit it rated outstanding. Critics found this Solaia more elegant and approachable than usual, with graphite, cassis and mocha over a fresh, balsamic finish. Best from 2026.
A hot, dry 2022 in Chianti Classico was rescued by mid-August rain and cool nights, giving Antinori fruit it rated outstanding. Critics found this Solaia more elegant and approachable than usual, with graphite, cassis and mocha over a fresh, balsamic finish. Best from 2026.
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.
Solaia carries the broad Toscana IGT label, not a DOCG, because its Cabernet Sauvignon base sits outside Chianti Classico's Sangiovese rules. That choice helped define the Super Tuscan movement: Antinori first bottled Solaia in 1978, and it now trades above most of Tuscany's DOCG wines. On this estate, reputation and vineyard, not the appellation tier, set the price.
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.
Toscana falls within Tuscany , covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.
Antinori bottles Solaia only in exceptional years and has skipped vintages such as 1980, 1983 and 1992, so supply stays deliberately small against steady global demand.
Around 15 months in new French oak means a fresh set of 225-litre barriques each vintage, one of the costliest inputs in the cellar.
A 4.6 average across more than 41,000 Vivino ratings and mid-90s critic scores for 2022 keep Solaia trading above most Tuscan DOCG wines.
Grapes are hand-picked over several passes in September and October and sorted on tables before pressing, adding labour cost the price reflects.
The UK adds 2.67 pounds excise duty per bottle plus 20 percent VAT on top of an already high ex-cellar price for imported still wine.
Dishes that complement this wine
A rare, charred Bistecca alla Fiorentina is the estate's home-region match: the fat and seared crust round off Solaia's firm, tight-knit Cabernet tannins.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · More pairings →
The bright freshness Antinori highlights for 2022 slices through the richness of slow-braised beef and marrow-laden veal shank.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · More pairings →
Solaia's concentrated, full body stands up to a long-cooked lamb ragu without being flattened, its dark fruit echoing the sauce's depth.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
The wine's tobacco, leather and new-oak notes bridge to nutty aged pecorino, with crisp pane carasau keeping the match lively.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · More pairings →
Chilli heat amplifies Solaia's oak and tannin and flattens its dark fruit, so leave the fresh-chilli Thai curries for a softer, low-tannin red.
Skip with: Jungle Curry · Tom Yum Goong · Pairing guide →
Made only in exceptional vintages and skipped in years such as 1980, 1983 and 1992, Solaia is a single-vineyard wine with a decades-long ageing record. Strong releases like 2007 and 2016 trade well above release price, and the 2022's firm, tight-knit tannins and freshness point to a 2026 to mid-2040s window that rewards patient cellaring.
Peak around 2032. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A benchmark ager: made only in top vintages, with a 2026 to mid-2040s window for the 2022 and a long secondary-market record.
£328.82 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn 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 · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumSolaia is led by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Sangiovese and a smaller share of Cabernet Franc grown on its namesake vineyard at Antinori's Tenuta Tignanello. The first 1978 vintage was pure Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc before Sangiovese joined the blend.
Its Cabernet Sauvignon base falls outside the Sangiovese-based Chianti Classico rules, so Solaia is labelled Toscana IGT. It is one of the original Super Tuscans, wines from top Tuscan estates that chose international grapes over appellation status.
The 2022 drinks from around 2026 and should hold into the 2040s. Its silky, tight-knit tannins and bright freshness support a long cellar life, in line with Solaia's decades-long ageing record in strong vintages.
Expect black currant, blueberry, plum and violet lifted by tobacco, sweet spice and new-oak chocolate, over the earthy, leather-edged depth Vivino tasters flag across more than 41,000 ratings. The palate is rich and creamy with a firm, polished tannic frame.
Bistecca alla Fiorentina is the classic match, its charred, fatty crust softening the Cabernet tannins. Antinori's own notes also point to roast meats, aged pecorino and salumi. Skip chilli-heavy dishes, which sharpen the oak and tannin.
No. Antinori bottles Solaia only in exceptional vintages and skipped several years, including 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1992. That scarcity, alongside its single-vineyard source, underpins its collector demand and price.
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