Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Soldera Magnum 2005

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Soldera Magnum 2005

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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Soldera Magnum 2005
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150 cl

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£2,200.00
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Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2005 is a full-bodied Sangiovese red wine from the Montalcino sub-region of Tuscany, central Italy. Soldera was founded by Gianfranco and Graziella Soldera in 1970 and quickly established a reputation for producing some of the most highly sought-after Brunellos which highlight the terroir of their Case Basse property`s Sangiovese vineyards. The 2005 Brunello di Montalcino is available here in magnum format. "The 2005 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva emerges from the glass with soft red cherries, liquorice, tobacco and sweet herbs. It is a pretty wine with gorgeous inner perfume and fine overall balance, but I don`t see much of the trademark Soldera structure. Take it from someone who has had the privilege of tasting virtually every wine that has ever been made here, the 2005 - while good - is miles away from Soldera`s recent masterpieces. This is Lot C83. Anticipated maturity. 2015-2025." Wine Advocate, 2012
93 Vinous
The first flight closes with the 2005 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, a wine from a challenging year marked by heavy rain. Nervy in feel, the 2005 remains somewhat compact. Early mature notes in the bouquet suggest that the 2005 is best enjoyed over the next 7-10 years. This is a rare vintage in which Soldera did not hit his customary level of excellence. From the Riserva-only period (post-2000), 2005 is the only vintage in which Soldera bottled and released his Pegasos, a wine that matured on the early side.

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Visionary Brunello with natural purity

The late Gianfranco Soldera was a visionary producer of some the purest and most ethereal expressions of Brunello di Montalcino. A former insurance broker, Soldera purchased his Case Basse estate in 1972. Until his death in 2019 at the age of 82, he was a zealous guardian of its unique terroir and the wines it produced.

With his botanist wife, Graziella, Soldera created Case Basse as an extraordinary ecosystem, including a two-hectare botanical park with more than 1,500 unique rose varieties, and a habitat for insect species that predate on vine parasites – thus allowing Soldera to forgo pesticides in his vineyards.

Beyond terroir, Soldera believed that the most important element for creating truly great wines was time. In practice, this meant slow fermentations (for a month or more), solely of free-run juice only, in large old slavonian oak vats without temperature control, followed by extended maturation in the same vessels – lasting up to six years for the flagship riserva bottlings.

With their trademark structure, hedonistic richness and beguiling aromatics, the wines of Soldera are unmistakeable. To have the opportunity to taste one at the peak of its maturity (such as the exquisite 1990), is a rare pleasure.

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