Brandon Boesch

9.4

Great wine. So well balanced. Needed to be decanted. Fruit, leather, herbs. Great with food. — 9 days ago

romo

9.2

I’m coming around to BdMs. This was high-toned sweet on mid-palate. Fine finish. — 14 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.6

Decanted for 6 hours. Bold fruit with notes of cherry, plum and licorice. Hints of leather. Smooth finish. Birthday treat for my best friend! — 22 days ago

with Sherre and Letha

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Blend of about mostly Sangiovese with splashes of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, aged in large oak casts. Deep Ruby red color with aromas of black and red fruit adding tobacco and herb pepper spice nuances. On the palate flavors of blackberries and sour cherries, savory with licorice notes. Fine chalky tannins, full body, nice balance, long finish ending with herb and fruit mineral character. — a day ago

Vanessa

9.4

There’s a quiet intensity to Valdicava that makes its way into each & every sip.

🪽 On the label is the depiction of an archangel with sword raised, and wings open, standing as a symbol of Brunello—a wine shaped by patience, precision & deep respect for place—both protective & powerful, grounded in tradition yet shaped with its own energy.

⛰️ 🌊 Valdicava is located on the slopes of Montosoli (a prized ‘cru’), in one of the coolest sectors of the Brunello appellation, enjoying both cooling & warming factors from the radiant sun, to the forests of Monte Amiata, to the breezes off the Tyrrhenian Sea…

🌱 The growing environment is characterized by tension, which is reflected in this wine holding equal parts strength & finesse.

👁️ It is medium garnet in color with pronounced, layered notes of black cherry, black raspberry, baked plum, boysenberry, cedar, cardamom, nutmeg, cigar box, clove, sweet tobacco, black licorice, fennel, olive tapenade, balsamic, dried oregano, wet earth, leather & peat moss.

👄 The palate is dry, with velvety tannins, a vibrant acidity, and warming, though not intrusive, alcohol at 13.5% ABV & a lingering finish.

👌 It has a bold profile softened with age; it is supple & polished, held together with a firm acidity, giving lift to the kaleidoscope of dynamic aromas & flavors.

🥂Cheers to wines offering a sensory window to a particular place & time.   — 23 days ago

with Deked1

Jay Ciccarelli

8.9

Velvety tannins, good length, light body but balanced. — 6 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

The oak has integrated from my previous note in February 2017 where the influence of oak Barriques was overly present. Sangiovese is not enhanced by too much oak in my opinion and is best matured in large Botti like I said in my previous note like Biondi Santi. Red cherry and earth notes finishing with powdery tannins. Coming together. — 4 days ago

Andrew Belzer

9.6

Cherry, dust, raspberry, dried rose petals. Firm tannins and balanced acidity! — 6 days ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.0

This brunello has fine tannins with flavors of berries and cherry, and hints of coffee. The finish is long, and smoky, with lingering fruit and spice. — 13 days ago

with Marc

Martijn

9.0

Easy textbook Brunello. Glowing red transparent, chocolate nose. Drinking with a silk touch, very subtle acidity. — a month ago