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Valdicava 2006 Madonna del Piano Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

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Price $275

This beautiful riserva shows enormous thickness and blackness, like midnight of a new moon. The wine delivers impenetrable density, extraction, black fruit, spice, berry preserves, licorice, asphalt, ground black pepper, cherry liqueur and crème de cassis. There are seemingly no limits to the intensity and complexity here. The mouthfeel is dense, plush, firmly… — M.L. (5/1/2012)

Valdicava 1999 Madonna del Piano Riserva Sangiovese (Brunello di Montalcino)

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Price $130

Fresh asphalt, burning timber, bitter chocolate, and anything else that connotes “darkness” is what this heavyweight is about. And as rough as that may sound aromatically, on the palate it’s polished like a gemstone, with just enough grit and guts to push it forward. The fruit, meanwhile, is sensational, a panoply of black plums and cherries infused with cocoa and… — M.S. (7/1/2005)

Valdicava 2004 Madonna del Piano Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

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Price $186

Here’s a dark and well concentrated Brunello Riserva with meaty tones of smoked ham or bresaola backed by black cherry and prune. You’ll get loads of leather and tobacco and the wine is bright and tart on the close with a fresh fruit finale. Excellent. — M.L. (10/1/2010)

Valdicava 2006 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

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Rich and complex with a long aging future ahead, this beautiful Brunello from Valdicava offers tight, crisp acidity, solid tannins and a bouquet that is richly packed with black fruit, cherry, spice and tobacco aromas. Pair this wine with succulent cuts of beef. — M.L. (4/1/2011)

Valdicava 2000 Sangiovese (Brunello di Montalcino)

Price $89

Pitch black, like midnight on a country road. Talk about saturated: the nose yields tar, char and more, and in the mouth it has that midlevel intensity that many of the 2000s don’t have. Earthy at one moment, polished the next. It finishes with a sweet blast of molasses, black cherry and coffee. A head-turner, one that gets better with every sip. Imported by… — M.S. (7/1/2005)

Valdicava 2005 Madonna del Piano Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

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Madonna del Piano Riserva’s rich elements of barbecue smoke and spice add background nuances to black fruit and mature cherry. But what really sets this Brunello apart is the smoothness of its silky texture. — M.L. (4/1/2011)

Valdicava 2005 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

Plush and modern, plump and decadent: this is a blockbuster Brunello with huge concentration, density and intensity especially where those oak-related aromas are concerned. Yes, you get loads of spice and mesquite wood here but the natural intensity of the cherry and blackberry is not overwhelmed. The wine is soft, chewy and dense in the mouth. Drink after 2014. — M.L. (8/1/2010)

Valdicava 2007 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)

Price $110

This Brunello opens with inky, dark concentration and ripe aromas of prune, plum and blackberry. It’s packed tight with savory spices, such as ground clove and cardamom, and it also offers a full load of ripe (but not jammy) black fruit. It feels thick and textured on the palate, with tannins that will soften with 5–10 more years of bottle aging. There’s a touch of… — M.L. (5/1/2012)

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