Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) RFLASH 12% malted barley) with 'center

12% malted barley) with 'center cut' barrel selection—barrels from floors three through five of seven-story rickhouses

and it manages to deliver real value while doing it

A form of mezcal unique to the western mountains and coast of Jalisco

single-parcel bottlings

Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) RFLASH 12% malted barley) with 'centerMadonna 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