Case Basse Soldera
The wines of the Soldera winery are the result of a fundamental philosophy that has allowed Gianfranco and Graziella, founders of this wine gem, to produce wines of the highest quality: firstly, such production requires a complex ecosystem capable of creating the ideal habitat for a cultivation that is as natural as possible; secondly, past experience must be continuously compared with the innovation that comes from research. Tradition and innovation, when adopted on a unique terroir that is as representative as possible of the area, are the main secret of the Soldera winery, which produces a wine delight such as the Toscana Sangiovese “Case Basse”.
Gianfranco thus began to vinify the grapes from the Case Basse estate, in a unique terroir with extraordinary pedoclimatic characteristics, located in the South-West of the Montalcino area. Case Basse is vinified exclusively from Sangiovese in organic farming, without the use of herbicides and with entirely manual processing. According to Gianfranco, all this is only possible by creating, thanks to modern innovations, a perfect ecosystem for the maturation of the grapes. For this reason, at Case Basse, Gianfranco restructures the buildings recovering the original architecture of Tuscan farmhouses, trying to save the dry stone walls where birds and insects find refuge and breeding sites; for the same purpose, he places artificial nests to attract animals that become resident; he sets up beehives; saves the ancient abandoned olive trees and plants other fruit trees; plans the arrangement of a botanical forest and builds a pond and an artificial lake. All this is done only to create an ideal microclimate for the perfect growth of the vines.
Every precaution has been a step forward for the improvement of his Sangiovese, a wine of classic style, initially reserved and austere, but then opens up with extreme depth, revealing a refined elegance. Since the 2004 vintage, due to a precise philosophical choice, Gianfranco no longer provides samples for the guides, but his Sangiovese really speaks for itself, without the need for authoritative confirmations.
The wines of the Soldera winery are the result of a fundamental philosophy that has allowed Gianfranco and Graziella, founders of this wine gem, to produce wines of the highest quality: firstly, such production requires a complex ecosystem capable of creating the ideal habitat for a cultivation that is as natural as possible; secondly, past experience must be continuously compared with the innovation that comes from research. Tradition and innovation, when adopted on a unique terroir that is as representative as possible of the area, are the main secret of the Soldera winery, which produces a wine delight such as the Toscana Sangiovese “Case Basse”.
Gianfranco thus began to vinify the grapes from the Case Basse estate, in a unique terroir with extraordinary pedoclimatic characteristics, located in the South-West of the Montalcino area. Case Basse is vinified exclusively from Sangiovese in organic farming, without the use of herbicides and with entirely manual processing. According to Gianfranco, all this is only possible by creating, thanks to modern innovations, a perfect ecosystem for the maturation of the grapes. For this reason, at Case Basse, Gianfranco restructures the buildings recovering the original architecture of Tuscan farmhouses, trying to save the dry stone walls where birds and insects find refuge and breeding sites; for the same purpose, he places artificial nests to attract animals that become resident; he sets up beehives; saves the ancient abandoned olive trees and plants other fruit trees; plans the arrangement of a botanical forest and builds a pond and an artificial lake. All this is done only to create an ideal microclimate for the perfect growth of the vines.
Every precaution has been a step forward for the improvement of his Sangiovese, a wine of classic style, initially reserved and austere, but then opens up with extreme depth, revealing a refined elegance. Since the 2004 vintage, due to a precise philosophical choice, Gianfranco no longer provides samples for the guides, but his Sangiovese really speaks for itself, without the need for authoritative confirmations.
