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2016 Valdicava, Brunello di Montalcino
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Why We're Buying
The guiding principle of Valdicava involves expressing genius loci or the spirit of the place. The estate takes painstaking measures to ensure that every component of its Brunello di Montalcino exists in harmony. That includes cultivating some of the finest sangiovese in Montalcino, a region gifted with an idyllic coastline and moderate rainfall. As a result, Valdicava has become famous for red wines that balance aroma with a generous body. The 2016 vintage shows immense promise in youth. The nose features a potpourri of red cherries, plums, candied orange, cedar, leather, and a splash of spice. Velvety tannins glide across the palate amid veins of minerality. Patience is of the utmost importance for collectors, as this sangiovese commands at least a decade of cellaring. The Final Sip: The 2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino is promising now and has a future brighter than the Tuscan sun.
Critics Scores
Wine Spectator
Fleeting aromas of cherry, cedar, sanguine and leather give way to a beam of ripe cherry, berry and earth flavors in this elegant red. Firm and resonant, with a matrix of dusty tannins on the long finish.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Valdicava 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows a subtle bouquet that needs extra time to open. In fact, I suggest you open your bottle about four hours before serving. This Brunello takes its time, but it inches over the senses with carefully increasing intensity. Wild cherry, toasted almond and even a touch of sweet apple or orange peel distinguish the bouquet. The tannins are firm and young, but all they need is extra time to evolve. This wine is like being introduced to a stranger who takes his time to reveal his personality, but who then turns into a true friend and confidant. Patience is required when approaching this 40,000-bottle release. (ML)
Vinous
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is one of those young wines that, from the moment you put your nose to the glass, you know you’re in for a treat. A sweetly alluring and remarkably fresh bouquet of crushed cherries, strawberries and plums is further complicated by hints of clove, spiced orange peels and mint. It’s velvety-smooth and radiant with a display of dark red fruits, all tightly wound up in a web of minerals, with an air of savory herbs and inner florals that develop toward the close.
James Suckling
Attractive aromas of balsamic, tea, dark berry, walnut and coffee bean. Full-bodied, yet tight and very intense with ripe tannins that are fine and reserved. Racy and polished. Beautiful length to this wine.