Soldera Case Basse Sangiovese 2020 MG

Soldera Case Basse Sangiovese 2020 MG is a magnum of pure Sangiovese from Tuscany with dark cherry, violet, leather and a deep Montalcino line in large format. The 1500 ml bottle suits the Soldera rhythm of long ageing in large Slavonian oak and slow release. Open it for the perfume as much as the structure. The 2020 already carries that violet-and-tobacco Case Basse signature.

About the Wine
Sangiovese for Soldera Case Basse Sangiovese 2020 MG comes from the Case Basse estate in Montalcino. The vines stand on galestro and alberese, with limestone, clay and schist under the thin Tuscan topsoil. The farming is certified organic and biodynamic, and the estate is arranged like a living garden around the parcels. Roses and cypress stand with fruit trees and woodland near the vines, a detail that feels very Case Basse. The magnum format frames this 2020 as a wine for long and gradual development. Fermentation is handled in the Case Basse cellar with native yeasts and a slow, unforced rhythm. After fermentation the wine rests in large Slavonian oak casks for a minimum of three years before further bottle ageing. Those grandi botti are central to the Soldera voice. Their mark here is cedar, tobacco leaf and a polished frame around the fruit. The wine is dry at 14.5% alcohol and carries the warm 2020 fruit in a long savoury shape. A faint cedar tone sits behind the black-cherry core.

Tasting Notes
The 2020 Soldera Case Basse Sangiovese opens in magnum with black cherry, plum and violet, plus a darker thread of tobacco leaf that feels pure Case Basse after the first hour. Air brings dried rose, leather and warm stone into the aroma, and the fruit grows wider rather than sweeter with aeration. The tannins are fine grained, deep and persistent, with Sangiovese acidity lifting the ripe cherry skin through the finish. There is a mineral bite from the galestro and alberese soils, and the aftertaste carries tea, sweet tobacco and a faint balsamic note far longer than the first sip suggests. Drink 2030-2060.

Food Pairing
Treat this magnum as a serious table wine and give it red meat, game and aged cheese with real savoury depth. A thick bistecca alla fiorentina with charred edges and rosemary potatoes meets the wine’s black-cherry fruit and gives the tannins something broad to grip. For a Tuscan table, pappardelle al cinghiale brings wild boar ragù into the same earthy register as the plum and tobacco notes. Roast venison with juniper and porcini brings out the plum, leather and forest-floor side of this 2020 Sangiovese. With aged pecorino or cured cinta senese, the salt draws out tobacco leaf, violet and the long cedar trace from the Slavonian oak.

Producer
The most telling Case Basse detail is the estate itself, where the vineyard sits inside a living garden of roses and trees; ponds and insects are part of daily work. Gianfranco and Graziella Soldera bought the Montalcino property in the 1970s and shaped Case Basse around Sangiovese, long observation and a farm rhythm recorded parcel by parcel over many years. The 2020 magnum carries that garden into the glass, with violet, balsamic herb and clean earthy scent tied to this exact estate above the darker cherry fruit after a little air. The cellar detail collectors remember is the use of large Slavonian oak casks for years; in this wine the Sangiovese shows a long cedar edge and a lucid cherry core that stays integrated through the finish. Case Basse also has a rare public history in Montalcino, including the infamous 2012 vandalism that destroyed years of wine and made surviving bottles part of a larger estate story; few producers have a modern episode so widely discussed. Today Soldera Case Basse Sangiovese 2020 MG carries that memory in a 1500 ml format, with the quiet garden signature sitting behind the power, length and ageworthy tannin for a cellar that can wait.

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