1998 Soldera (Az. Agr. Case Basse) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 94.0 points

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  11/12/2022 - Wine Canuck wrote: 94 Points

  An epic dinner of classic wines: This pours medium garnet with moderate bricking and a gorgeous orange rim. The nose is lovely, complex and elegant. Aromas are of rose petals, orange peel, dried cherries, a whisp of balsamic, orange pekoe tea, brown sugar, tar, and shoe polish. The palate shows typical Italian structure with medium plus tannin and medium plus acid, yet there is textural elegance and refinement, it does the style well with no harsh edges. The finish is lovely with cherry, black tea and touches of dried orange peel fanning out nicely. In some ways this is a Nebbiolo lovers Brunello. While a great bottle and an enjoyable experience to try the greatest producer of Sangiovese in the world, I can’t exactly call this a great value at $695 CAD.

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  1/29/2022 - cch1966 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Notes of red berries, licorice, smoke and leather. Intense and complex wine. Medium body with long silky finish.

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  6/11/2021 - canan wrote: 96 Points

  KYD BYO (Koan): Very classic and light fruit but with a huge intensity. Elegant cherries and a touch of smoke and just a hint of leather. The wine still feels young but is starting to yield a hint of age. But it is in a very good spot at the moment. All about elegance and intensity. Absolutely amazing and ethereal nose which almost makes it difficult to drink :-)
  There is Brunello and then there is Soldera. This bottle is another example of how great the old Soldera Riserva wines are and how great they can become with age. An absolutely stunning performance.

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  9/1/2020 - LB88 wrote: 93 Points

  Soldera night
  1998 tawny aged wine with a lovely bees wax nose and some licorice. Just perfectly resolved tannins and more classic a wine than complex. Shorter on the palate as the night wore on (93 points)
  
  2003 more subtle nose a little sois bois, great structure and lots of fruit my favorite wine between the 98 and the 04 (94 points)
  
  2004 quite closed on both nose and palate, probably may be in a slight shut down phase, good structure. My least favorite wine of the night (92 points)
  
  2007 decanted, amazing rose from the beginning. Very approachable with roses that evolved into pineapples later on into the evening. Just so crazy concentrated fruit and intense flavors that went on and on. My WOTN (95 points)
  
  2009 decanted, a floral sensual nose! Just so beautiful and approachable. Perhaps even more structure than the 07 but not quite as ready. Just so much potential but likely could do with more cellar time. Try in 3-5 years (94+ points)

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  11/2/2019 - Wine MOB Likes this wine: 94 Points

  9 hours in the decanter before pouring a glass. The wine is ethereal, in texture, refreshing acidity frames red, strawberry fruit. cola, saddlewood, rose petals, violets, fruit cake round put the nose. Long finish. A beautiful wine.

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