Case Basse is a winery in Montalcino in Tuscany, Italy. It produced Rosso di Montalcino DOC and Brunello di Montalcino DOCG red wines.
Owner: The late Gianfranco Soldera (Milanese, previously worked as a stockbroker).
History: In December 2012 a break-in occurred, and wines from the 2007-2012 vintages waiting to be bottled were run from their oak tanks onto the floor. Gianfranco Soldera lost 60,000 litres of Brunello. The culprit was a disgruntled former employee. He broke in and poured six vintages of Soldera’shis wine down the drain.
Red wines
Intistieti
Bibliography
Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015), p.73.