Are you sure that it is not just fair wear and tear?
I wore out the soles of a pair of boots a few months ago - they lasted me just over a year, during which I must have walked 1,500 miles in them. A bit disappointed, but basically I had worn them out, perhaps due to the fair proportion of road walking that I do. They were a budget boot (Grisport Peaklander). Leather uppers were still reasonably sound though.
I'm well pleased with my latest boots, Brasher Country Masters, leather uppers with a rand, comfortable and light enough for summer use, yet stiff enough for use in the snow and on the rough stuff. Cheap too, from Millets. Have walked a few hundred miles in them so far.
Altberg do a model with a rand, extra defence against the wet, and scuffs - the Tethera, I believe. See Kinky's post below.