2021 Gianfranco Soldera, Case Basse - Tuscany IGP - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

Gianfranco Soldera was never merely a winegrower. He was a botanist, a naturalist, and a visionary—a man who believed that wine, in its purest form, is a reflection of the entire biodiversity of a place. Bees, flowers, insects, the soil—all are part of a single system that ultimately culminates in a bottle. 2021 was a year of classic elegance in Montalcino, characterized by cooler nights, pronounced temperature fluctuations, and a slow, uniform ripening process. It is the ideal setting for a wine that has always prioritized transparency over concentration. The process involves spontaneous fermentation in large Slavonian oak vats—using only yeasts isolated from the estate itself—followed by patient aging in large casks and six months of bottle maturation. The wine displays a vivid, transparent, and brilliant ruby-red hue. On the nose, it reveals dark cherry, blood orange, violet, tobacco, and a hint of pepper—clear and precise, with a depth that unfolds only gradually. On the palate, it possesses extraordinary purity: ultra-fine tannins, vibrant acidity, a mineral rigor, and a finish that lingers like a long, drawn-out breath. This is not a wine for tonight; it is a wine for the next twenty years—a promise that the best is yet to come. SUPERIORE.DE "Tasted from the barrel in the cellar, the 2021 Soldera Case Basse—100% Sangiovese—promises to be an epic wine from an excellent vintage. It fully embraces the estate’s signature style, with a bright, luminous appearance that transitions seamlessly into notes of fresh berries, red currants, heirloom rose, licorice root, and an elegant hint of wet slate or lingering petrichor. All these beautiful varietal nuances are tightly interwoven, emerging from the glass with great intensity. I look forward to tasting this wine once it is in the bottle, when these various elements have had more time to meld and settle."