Lot 3
CASE BASSE DI GIANFRANCO SOLDERA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 2001 (1) WA 96
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CASE BASSE DI GIANFRANCO SOLDERA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 2001
Tuscany.
u. bn. soiled & scuffed label.
Soldera's 2001 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is just as it was when I tasted it from barrel last year, which is to say monumental. This silky-textured Brunello offers an array of crushed flowers, spices and deeply-layered dark red fruit in a style that manages to be both delicate and powerful at the same time. Deceptively medium-bodied at this stage, it appears to be holding back much of its potential but will be a remarkable wine in another decade or so. This is a superb effort from Montalcino's most eccentric producer. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031. October 2007 WA 96