Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

9.633 ratings
9.510 pro ratings
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.7

Yum. That's all.

Yum. That's all.

Dec 17th, 2016
Neal Dessouky

Wow, absolute delight. High acidity, a touch volatile which is house style. Burgundian, sweet Brunello nose, amazingly long finish and deeply complex. Still very young, slow o for 3 hours then decanted one hour. Best Sangiovese there is. Brunello Riserva

Wow, absolute delight. High acidity, a touch volatile which is house style. Burgundian, sweet Brunello nose, amazingly long finish and deeply complex. Still very young, slow o for 3 hours then decanted one hour. Best Sangiovese there is. Brunello Riserva

Nov 4th, 2016
Alex Papanicolaou

Legendary producer, but I was somewhat underwhelmed. Fruit didn't come through on the nose even after decanting. Might have been a bit of a weak bottle, but if not, I expected more.

Legendary producer, but I was somewhat underwhelmed. Fruit didn't come through on the nose even after decanting. Might have been a bit of a weak bottle, but if not, I expected more.

Dec 24th, 2015
Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.0

Tight and tart at first but finally gave us something after a couple hours.

Tight and tart at first but finally gave us something after a couple hours.

Jan 18th, 2014
B
10

2001 Soldera Brunello. Date night at Tosc. This had been standing up since lunch last week. Thought this bottle would be as good as lunch, it wasn’t. Dry, short, austere, green. Pleasant, but not “voluptuous” as K had expected.

2001 Soldera Brunello. Date night at Tosc. This had been standing up since lunch last week. Thought this bottle would be as good as lunch, it wasn’t. Dry, short, austere, green. Pleasant, but not “voluptuous” as K had expected.

Apr 27th, 2018
B
10

2001 Soldera. LACMA group lunch. Long finish, super velvety, round. Excellent.

2001 Soldera. LACMA group lunch. Long finish, super velvety, round. Excellent.

Apr 21st, 2018
Bruce Leboff

Superb. Smooth and Moshe altering. Well balanced with a lighter nose - less dark fruit than a typical brunello- and slightly less muscular. It is an elegant wine drinking beautifully

Superb. Smooth and Moshe altering. Well balanced with a lighter nose - less dark fruit than a typical brunello- and slightly less muscular. It is an elegant wine drinking beautifully

Sep 9th, 2017
Bruce Leboff

A beautiful wine - Less muscular than a typical brunello - very elegant. Still some nice Tannins - very smooth. A joy to drink. Bravo.

A beautiful wine - Less muscular than a typical brunello - very elegant. Still some nice Tannins - very smooth. A joy to drink. Bravo.

Mar 17th, 2017
Ron Siegel

Another great vintage for Soldera. Dried cherry, leather, licorice spice & floral notes of rose petal & violets. This is fully mature with perfect acidity drinking beautifully.

Another great vintage for Soldera. Dried cherry, leather, licorice spice & floral notes of rose petal & violets. This is fully mature with perfect acidity drinking beautifully.

Oct 19th, 2016
Milad Zabihi

Smoothy, Wood note,noir

Smoothy, Wood note,noir

Jul 23rd, 2016