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Beyond the Rules: Super Tuscan Pioneers among the World's Great Wines

Tue, Mar 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 31, 2026 08:00PM EDT
  • 2006
  • Red
  • Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Tuscany
  • Italy
  • 750ml
  • Vintage Ends in 6
Lot 481

2006 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana - 2 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$800 - CAD$1,200

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 2006 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $800 - $1200 with a reserve of $600. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11696.

Condition

Please note the following conditions in this lot - Base Of Neck.

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A Quebec based consignor whose passion for wine began in the early 1990s after joining a local wine club featuring winemaker presentations and paired tastings. Inspired by these experiences, he started collecting bottles he particularly enjoyed—an interest that grew over time. Most of his collection was acquired through the SAQ, supplemented by select private imports from wine agencies in Quebec and Ontario. The wines have been meticulously stored in his home cellar and in temperature-controlled facilities at various SAQ locations.
2006 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 97 points, Wine Enthusiast 95 points. This is the tasting note for 2006 Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana from Robert Parker - The estate’s 2006 Solaia is a big, powerful offering loaded with ripe blackberry jam, herbs, minerals and French oak. Like all of the 2006s from Antinori, the Solaia remains extraordinarily dense and primary. Readers will have to be patient with this wine and give it plenty of bottle age before the full range of its aromas and nuances blossom fully. Solaia is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese and 5% Cabernet Franc. From top to bottom this is a beautiful set of wines from Antinori. The estate’s 2006 Guado al Tasso, Tignanello and Solaia are all beautiful, even if they don’t appear to possess the elegance of the superb 2004s.