Soldera Case Basse
Founded by Gianfranco and Graziella Soldera in 1972, Soldera Case Basse is one of Tuscany’s most revered names. The estate lies in the south-west of Montalcino, where its 23-hectare property sits at around 320 metres above sea level. Here, Soldera found the combination of dry, sunny conditions and mineral-rich, volcanic soils that he believed could allow Sangiovese to express itself with exceptional purity and complexity.
Soldera’s philosophy is one of minimal intervention and an almost obsessive attention to detail. The vineyards are worked entirely by hand, without herbicides or chemical products, while the estate’s 10 hectares of vines are planted exclusively to Sangiovese. Grapes are harvested and selected meticulously, before undergoing spontaneous fermentation in large Slavonian oak vats and prolonged ageing in large oak barrels. Production is deliberately kept extremely low, with the winery typically producing around 15,000 bottles a year - and considerably fewer when a vintage does not meet Soldera’s exacting standards.
The estate’s history is also marked by extraordinary adversity. The 2006 vintage was the first to be released under the Toscana IGT classification, and Soldera subsequently continued outside the Brunello di Montalcino appellation, allowing the wines to remain uncompromisingly true to the estate’s philosophy. In 2012, a devastating act of sabotage saw the contents of barrels from the 2007–2012 vintages destroyed, making Soldera’s already scarce wines even more elusive. Today, following Gianfranco Soldera’s death in 2019, his family continues to uphold his principles, producing wines that are among the most sought-after and collectible expressions of Sangiovese in Italy.
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