Valdicava

Valdicava is a highly regarded Brunello di Montalcino estate located in the cool, northerly Montosoli zone of Montalcino, Tuscany. The property was acquired in 1953 by Bramante Martini (often cited as Bramante Abbruzzese in later family accounts), but estate-bottling under the Valdicava label did not begin until the 1970s. Today it is owned and run by his grandson Vincenzo Abbruzzese, who has pushed the estate into the top rank of Brunello producers through low yields, attentive organic viticulture and a strong foc…