{"product_id":"valdicava-brunello-di-montalcino-2020","title":"Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis structured and 'aristocratic' red wine originates from Italy, within the esteemed Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G. appellation of southern Tuscany. Produced by Valdicava a legendary estate led by Vincenzo Abbruzzese this wine captures the distinctive terroir of the Montosoli hill on the northern slope of Montalcino. Sourced from organically farmed estate vineyards situated between 300 and 350 meters above sea level, the vines are rooted in mineral-rich soils composed of galestro (schistose clay), albarese (limestone), and sandstone. The vineyard's northern microclimate benefits from cooler temperatures, generous sun exposure, and steady thermal air currents, allowing Sangiovese Grosso (\u003cem\u003eBrunello\u003c\/em\u003e) to undergo an extended ripening process that yields intense dark-fruit complexity, remarkable aromatic lift, and a firm, age-worthy tannic backbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWine Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino presents a luminous, deep garnet-ruby color in the glass with brick and terracotta highlights along the rim. Its sensory profile is exceptionally bold, high-toned, and complex, delivering an expansive, highly focused, and noble portrayal of northern Montalcino Sangiovese. The bouquet opens with a captivating, multi-layered display of wild dark cherries, black plums, and dried red currants, seamlessly integrated with complex underlays of dried violets, sweet tobacco leaf, leather, damp earth, crushed stone minerality, dark cocoa, and a subtle trace of cedarwood. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, muscular, and athletic, showcasing a succulent core of dark stone fruits, blood orange peel, and dried Mediterranean herbs. It is characterized by its outstanding inner energy and an incisive, mouthwatering backbone of natural acidity that effortlessly elevates its mid-palate extract. The mouthfeel is broad, linear, and supple, framed by firm, fine-grained, and chalky Sangiovese tannins that carry into an extraordinarily long, dry, and savory finish accented by persistent notes of iron, spices, and forest floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eVintage Quality\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 growing season across Montalcino was characterized by a warm, sunny summer balanced by cool nightly breezes from Mount Amiata and timely late-summer rains. This allowed Sangiovese clusters to achieve complete, balanced phenolic maturity while preserving bright natural acidity and vibrant floral-fruit precursors. Valdicava harvested healthy, perfectly balanced fruit with ideal skin-to-juice ratios. The resulting 2020 Brunello di Montalcino combines rich Tuscan warmth and dark berry density with noble structural restraint, built to evolve and improve gracefully in a cellar over the next 15 to 25+ years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"300740 - Bonvida Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44178181259351,"sku":"791056","price":179.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2479\/4148\/files\/Valdicava-Brunello-di-Montalcino-2020.jpg?v=1787253040","url":"https:\/\/zyn.ca\/products\/valdicava-brunello-di-montalcino-2020","provider":"ZYN THE WINE MARKET LTD.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}