Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2021 NO20231025 chalky and taut

chalky and taut

The ornate decanter bottle and transparent tax strip—disclosing production and bottling dates—make this as much a collector's piece as a drinking whiskey

What started as the “Intern Project Chardonnay” in 2012 has culminated into a sparkling wine that is a blend of every vintage we have produced

and bottled without fuss

Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's great rosés — denser and more wine-like than Provence pink

Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2021 NO20231025 chalky and tautValdicava is one of the great names of Montalcino a benchmark estate now run by Vincenzo Abbruzzese, whose wines routinely sit alongside Soldera, Biondi Santi, and Poggio di Sotto in any serious conversation about Brunello. The 2021 annata is the classic expression: a blend across the estate's holdings, aged the mandatory five years before release. The vintage delivered ripe, well structured Sangiovese with the kind of polish and proportion Valdicava