Vinous: 97 Points
The 2017 Toscana Sangiovese is the last wine I tasted with Gianfranco Soldera before he passed away in 2019. I had a visit scheduled for late August that year but an unusually early harvest required Soldera to push back my tasting by a few days. By the time I arrived at Case Basse in early September all the grapes had been picked and our tasting started with those young musts. Today the 2017 is sensual and racy showing all the open-knit seductive character of this dry warm vintage. Soft contours wrap around a core of red berry fruit kirsch rose petals mint and cinnamon. This will be a gorgeous wine to follow over the next two decades or more but cellaring is not at all essential. - By Antonio Galloni on May 2023 It remains one of the greatest tastings I have ever been a part of either as an attendee or a host. Forty-six wines all of them in superb shape. Even wines from smaller or less well-known vintages were sublime. Not a single bottle was corked or oxidized. The memories from this retrospective of Gianfranco Soldera?s wines will last forever. Readers will find extensive historical context in the article that accompanies these tasting notes.
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