Cart 2004 Pieve Santa Restituta(Gaja) Brunello di Montalcino Rennina
Average Price: $129.99 
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| Style: | Red Wine |
| Grape Type: | Sangiovese |
| Region: | Tuscany |
About Pieve Santa Restituta(Gaja)
Pieve Santa Restituta is yet another demonstration of Piedmont legend Angelo Gaja's new focus on Tuscan winemaking. The estate's wines have the telltale fine tannins and glossy texture of all of Gaja's wines, in addition to the firm grip of Brunello. Unsurprisingly, they've surged... more
Expert Reviews
Good deep red. Powerful yet elegant nose shows more berries and minerals and less oak than the Sugarille; this is downright Musigny-like. Then silky, suave and graceful on the palate, with compelling inner-mouth floral perfume and a wonderfully pliant texture. If anything, this wine is even more intense on the suavely tannic, extremely long finish than in the middle, as its underlying minerality gives it outstanding grip and finesse. This is made from a blend of sites while Sugarille is from a single vineyard, but it was this wine that spun my head around when I tasted the two bottles side by side.
