About this wine
An exceptionally rare, one-off bottling named after Pegasus, the winged horse that had already appeared as a motif on some of the estate's labels. The best-known release is the 2005 vintage: aged roughly three years in oak, it matured faster than expected, and this already-bottled stock was one of the few lots spared when a disgruntled former employee vandalized the cellar in December 2012, opening the taps on six vintages (2007-2012) of wine. Soldera released the surviving 2005 Pegasos as a symbolic gesture of resilience to supporters of the estate. 100% Sangiovese from the Case Basse vineyard.
An ultra-rare collector's bottle rather than an everyday introduction to the estate — worth seeking out for its story as much as its taste.
Sommelier's Note
"Pegasos is as much a story as it is a wine — a bottle that survived an act of sabotage to become a symbol of Soldera's unbroken resolve."
Food Pairings
A meditative wine best matched with equally refined dishes — truffle risotto, roasted game, or aged Pecorino Toscano. Also striking alongside a delicate dashi-based course or grilled matsutake mushroom.
When to drink it
A once-in-a-lifetime collector's tasting, or a toast to resilience and craftsmanship.
Specs
- Grape Varieties
- Sangiovese
- Style
- Red
- Price Range
- $950-1,300 (2005 vintage, ex-tax; extremely limited availability)
Terroir & Winemaking
100% Sangiovese from the Case Basse vineyard, fermented with native yeasts and aged in large Slavonian oak casks for roughly three years — a shorter maturation window than the flagship Case Basse bottling in most vintages, resulting in the wine reaching bottling readiness sooner and being labeled separately as Pegasos.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is Pegasos so rare?
- It was released in very limited quantity, and the best-known 2005 vintage survived only because it was already bottled before a December 2012 act of vandalism destroyed six other vintages still aging in barrel.
- What does Pegasos taste like?
- Dried rose petals, wild berries and a haunting, silky texture, generally showing a touch more immediate approachability than the longer-aged Case Basse from the same vintage.
- Why is it called Pegasos?
- It takes its name from Pegasus, the winged horse, an image that had already appeared as a decorative motif on some of the estate's earlier labels before being used to name this specific bottling.
- Is Pegasos produced every year?
- No — it is not a standard, annual bottling. It has appeared only in isolated vintages, most notably 2005, making it one of the estate's rarest labels.
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Case Basse
RedSangiovese
The estate's flagship wine, 100% Sangiovese sourced from the Case Basse vineyard in Montalcino. For three decades it was released as Brunello di Montalcino (and Riserva). In 2013, after Gianfranco Soldera resigned from the Brunello Consorzio amid the region's grape-blending scandal, the wine began appearing on labels as Toscana IGT, prominently marked '100% Sangiovese dall'Az. Agr. Case Basse.' Fermented with native yeasts in Slavonian oak vats with no temperature control, then aged for years in large oak casks, it is renowned for extraordinary longevity, purity and ethereal complexity — dried rose, red berries, forest floor and spice.
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Intistieti
RedSangiovese
A single-vineyard bottling sourced from the Intistieti plot of the Case Basse estate — a parcel distinct from the main Case Basse vineyard. Produced only in select vintages, historically as a shorter-aged bottling between 1985 and roughly 1992-1995 (labeled Vino da Tavola or Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Intistieti depending on the year), and occasionally in later vintages such as 2005. 100% Sangiovese, made with the same natural, minimal-intervention methods as the rest of the estate's production, but expressing the slightly different character of the Intistieti soils.