2010 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano

Community Tasting Notes (62) Avg Score: 93 points

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  5/11/2024 - RichD2 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  It is a big, powerful wine but has a certain elegance that keeps it interesting. Not a huge amount of sediment. Decanting is recommended for aeration.

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  5/2/2024 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Mostly solid precipitate. Medium red, edge showing age.
  Fine, clean, pure. Restrained fruit characters. Some bottle complexity but slight for a 14yo. No sign of the acetone characters seen in the recent Bellota glass.
  Wonderful long, balanced Brunello structure. Very little expression of other fruits. A little black cherry at a push. A wonderful, elegant, refined, balanced Brunello. Will hold for at least another decade and should express greater bottle complexity. A wonderful Brunello.
  7 hours later - has opened up to show much more aromatics and flavour. No sign of fading. Bodes well.

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  4/27/2024 - TexasBob wrote: 91 Points

  Glowing orange with black tendrils under the light. Actually a bit past its ideal drinking window. Overripe notes of blackberries and prunes. Still tasty.

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  4/19/2024 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Developed complexity. Lifted ketones. Too much?
  Peak? Certainly this bottle. Disappointing bottle, IMO.

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  3/26/2024 - Volleyball Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Enjoyed at Da Umberto along with the 04, 16 and a 1990 Barbi Riserva. Gorgeous mouthfeel with a full body and very silky tannins, fairly bid body. Flavor not as complex as I would have liked for a higher score, with soft cherries, milk chocolate and a medium length finish.
  
  The 16 was more robust, firmer tannins and bigger body, richer and sharper cherry flavor without any tertiary. No surprise. Will be interesting to see how that ages
  
  The 04 was clearly the weakest with dying fruit but limited tertiary flavors. May improve with 5-10 years.

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