Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) Jura and Savoie and Bellavista is one of

and Bellavista is one of its most prestigious houses

The 743 cuvée is based on the 2015 vintage - a varied year in Champagne that required meticulous attention

The cool air and shallow soils give the wine a Loire-meets-Saint-Emilion shape: graphite

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is usually reserved as a blending grape

Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) Jura and Savoie and Bellavista is one ofMadonna 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