Gianfranco Soldera was a famously stubborn insurance broker turned farmer who made Brunello on his own obsessive terms — tiny yields, no shortcuts, no compromises. His wines became some of the most sought-after in Italy, and the 1987 is a collector's piece from a difficult vintage he coaxed into something serious.
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