Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) NO GTIN family-run estate on the Perno

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

Named for the golden hues celebrated by Van Gogh

gentian and mint

Laurent Gruet

Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) NO GTIN family-run estate on the PernoMadonna 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