Despite checking in at a similarly lofty alcoholic degree to the 2019

Château Canon 2018 is a prestigious red wine from Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux

with layers upon layers of ripe fruit and noble sweetness

great aromatic depth

Château Canon – Saint-Émilion 2019 (75 cl) is an elegant and precise Bordeaux from Château Canon

Marchesi Antinori 'Solaia', Toscana, 2021, 75cl 6-set Despite checking in at aAll said and done, the Marchesi Antinori 2021 Solaia is a monument to perfect winemaking. This coiffed supermodel does not show a single hair follicle out of place. However, it doesn't quite have the same sex appeal of the Tignanello. In my conversations with Estate Manager Renzo Cotarella during this tasting, it was expressed this way: "Tignanello is unexpected. Solaia is expected." Whereas Tignanello is a wine of vertical lift and energy, Solaia is