Solaia Annata Diversa Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc

Needs time.

1997 vintage tasted 12/11/21
90 cab 10 Sangiovese

3ltr.

Vegetal on the nose (dominant bell pepper), light red fruit. Needs a half a dozen more years.

Ripe plum with chocolate pepper

Spices w/ black pepper notes

Quite deep ruby , garnet core with quite wide garnet rim . Apparently quite a deep , healthy colour for the age. Quite herbal on the nose , dried spices , coffee , with old wood , cacao , touch of mint and spicy tobacco . On the palate this shows good elegance , with sous bois , cassis , dried cherry , tobacco , grafite and rose tinged black tea . Quite fresh acidity and lightly drying tannins . Reasonable length , spicy , herbal tinged finish . Though this is still giving quite a lot of pleasure it is probably at the end of its drinking window , so I would drink up bottles in the near future .

Decanted for 2 hours prior to dinner. Served with a simple pasta dish! Opened to bold fruit with complex flavors of old leather, tobacco mixed in. Last glass was super smooth with old world designs. Beautiful wine!

Rich color and lovely wine but not my favorite for a Solaia. Very good wine but it lacked the feeling and taste of an Italian wine to me. Narrow expression.

Full bodied Tuscan wine with plenty of dark berries, plum and hints of licorice and tobacco.