Soldera is owned and operated by Gianfranco Soldera, who is considered one of the great makers of Brunellos. His family estate is Case Basse, an estate of about 60 acres southwest of Montalcino, Tuscany. Soldera and his wife took over the estate in the 1970s and turned the neglected and abandoned land into what Robert M. Parker Jr. calls “an impeccably maintained estate (that is) home to many species of animals as well as a rich array of flowers and plants, including more than 200 varieties of roses…Soldera’s meticulous attention to detail in the vineyard is legendary, and these are some of the best maintained, manicured vines I have ever seen.” The vineyards are entirely pesticide and chemical free. Yields are kept very low and the wines are aged in Slavonian oak for about 5 years before bottling. Parker notes that “at their best, Soldera’s Brunellos have a level of aromatic complexity, sweet fruit, and overall balance I can only define as breathtaking.”