Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Madonna del Piano, Valdicava 2007 vs Le Clarence de Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan 2017
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Madonna del Piano, Valdicava 2007 currently starts £0.50 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £166.00 | £166.50 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Valdicava | — |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Sangiovese | Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot |
| Country | — | France |
| ABV | — | 14% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Madonna del Piano, Valdicava 2007
Valdicava's Madonna del Piano Riserva is, quite simply, one of Brunello's benchmark wines. Produced only in the finest years from a single plot of old-vine Sangiovese Grosso on the estate's highest ground, the 2007 is a wine of remarkable poise: deeply coloured, aristocratically structured, and possessed of that particular Valdicava quality where power and finesse refuse to choose between themselves. Dark cherry, dried roses, and iron-rich earth give way to leather and dried herbs as it opens, the whole thing held together by tannins that feel carved rather than painted. The 2007 vintage across Montalcino was long, warm, and slow-ripening - the kind of year that gives Sangiovese genuine depth without sacrificing its essential acidity. We'd open a bottle now with great pleasure, ideally after two hours in a decanter, but the wine will continue to reward patience until 2045 and quite possibly beyond.
Le Clarence de Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan 2017
A blend of 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.3% Cabernet Franc and 1.7% Petit Verdot. This is a remarkably well-focused and structured wine with round and polished tannins and a powerful finish.
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