About the Producer:
Here, Angelo
Gaja, the biggest name in the Piemonte and perhaps Italian wine,
applies his wizardry on the Sangiovese grape to make Italy's second
greatest wine, Brunello
di Montalcino.
In 1974 Roberto Bellini purchased the Pieve Santa Restituta estate
in Montalcino and eventually sold the land in 1994 to Angelo Gaja.
The property's forty hectacres of vineyards produce two Brunello di
Montalcino wines called Sugarille and Rennina.
The parish church, or “pieve,” of Santa Restituta stands
on the winery property and gives it its name. The Sugarille vineyard
was first recorded in the inventory of the Pieve compiled in 1547.
It has remained the name of the vineyard for more than four centuries
and is now also the name of the wine from this vineyard. Here the
Sugarille wine is the product of 3.5 hectares of vines planted by
Bellini back in the mid eighties, where the soil is less fertile and
naturally produces smaller, looser bunches of greater concentration.
The Rennina comes from the best vines in the bulk of the estate; three
non-contiguous vineyard sites that bore the name Rennina, which according
to historic documentation that dates back to the 8th century.
1995 was the first vintage where Angelo Gaja had total control over
the viticulture and vinification of these Brunello
di Montalcinos. Even with the Sangiovese learning curve, he has
already received 94+ points on these wines and we can only expect
better wines in the future with Gaja's investment in the both the
land and cellar. He has rebuilt the winery so that all operations
will happen underground at naturally controlled temperatures.
Featured Wine(s): Pieve
Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille
Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina
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Producer:
Pieve
Santa Restituta