GAJA
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
2016 PIEVE SANTA RESTITUTA
TUSCANY | ITALY
Gaja is one of the biggest names in Italian wine, famous for a fusion of modern and traditional winemaking that has continually impressed wine critics and collectors from all over the world for over 250 years.
In the 1960s and 70s, Angelo Gaja was one of the first winemakers in Italy to begin experimenting with new French oak barriques that today contribute to Gaja’s signature house-style.
Brunello di Montalcino is famous for the Brunello clone of Sangiovese, known for more body, multiple layers of concentrated flavors, and impressible longevity that by law must be aged for a minimum of two years in barrel and four years total before release.
As for the 2016 vintage for Brunello di Montalcino, Wine Spectator rated the vintage 99 Points, stating, “Textbook growing season resulted in wines of finesse and elegance, balance and harmony, with mostly red fruit flavors….”
Master of Wine Greg Sherwood has rated Gaja’s 2016 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino as one of the estate’s most outstanding vintages, with beautifully perfumed aromatics and intensely complex flavors that pleasantly linger into a long finish.
GAJA
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
2016 PIEVE SANTA RESTITUTA
TUSCANY | ITALY
$89.99
Tasting Notes: “The 2016 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino is intensely aromatic, beginning with violets, roses, potpourri, black cherries, leather, balsamic, and saffron. The palate is equally complex with flavors of black plums, cherry cola, cocoa, and earth. The depth of flavors and fine-grained tannins thoroughly coat the mouth leading into a long, decadent finish that can be enjoyed now or cellared to gracefully age for the next 12-15 years.”
95 Points —Anne Sewell, WSET Level 3
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