Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) NO GTIN From the profound 2009 vintage

From the profound 2009 vintage

family-run estate on the Perno hill in Monforte d'Alba

Laurent Gruet

gentian and mint

Cascina Francia's 14 hectares in Serralunga d'Alba include approximately 5 hectares of Barbera

Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) NO GTIN From the profound 2009 vintageMadonna del Piano is Valdicava's flagship Riserva a selection from the estate's best parcels, aged longer in large Slavonian oak, and released only in great vintages. The 2006 is now squarely in its mature drinking window: a library condition magnum from a classic, structured Brunello vintage that has aged into a tertiary symphony of dried cherry, leather, tobacco, and forest floor. This is what people mean when they talk about why Brunello can age