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Soldera Case Basse 2021

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Montalcino's great outlier: 100% Sangiovese, fermented by native yeasts in large Slavonian oak vats with no temperature control, then aged for years in big Slavonian casks. Gianfranco Soldera refused barriques outright, calling them a fix for wines that hadn't gotten enough from their grapes. A Milan insurance broker, he bought the derelict Case Basse property in 1972 and rebuilt it around two vineyards, Case Basse and Intistieti, at roughly 320 meters on Montalcino's southwestern flank, with his wife Graziella's botanical park of more than 1,500 rose varieties and its beehives doing the work chemicals do elsewhere. Output has always been tiny, around 15,000 bottles in a normal year, and the family has kept the method unchanged since Gianfranco's death in 2019. The wine goes out as Toscana IGT rather than Brunello, which tells you how much this house cares for categories. A frost in early April 2021 cut the crop, then a warm summer was tempered by late-August rain and cool September nights, giving a classically proportioned vintage built for the long haul.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Robert Parker

99 points

"Tasted from barrel (botte number 10) at the winery, the Soldera Case Basse 2021 100% Sangiovese is shaping up to be an epic wine from an excellent vintage. It fully embraces the house style with a bright and luminous appearance that folds seamlessly into fresh berry, redcurrant, heritage rose, licorice root and an elegant note of wet slate or lingering petrichor. All of these beautiful varietal tones are wrapped tightly together and emerge with lifted intensity from the glass. I can't wait to taste this wine from bottle, when these various elements have had more time to amalgamate and settle. I also tasted the very punchy and fruit-forward 2022 vintage from barrel as well as the 2023 vintage that was still quite closed." —Monica Larner

More about Soldera

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Bistecca alla fiorentina, pappardelle with wild boar ragu, roast squab, or aged Pecorino Toscano.

Tasting Profile

Bright and translucent rather than dark. Sour cherry, blood orange, dried rose and licorice over a savory, saline core, with high acidity and fine-grained tannins carrying a very long finish. Built for the cellar.

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