Description
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino normale is a riper and more expressive creation, quite darkly fruited but ultimately much less inward looking than the bigger Brunello Crus of Rennina and Sugarille. Packed full of dark wild cherries, black plums, sweet cherry tobacco, liquorice, botanical spices and menthol nuances all wrapped around a substantial frame of sweet tannins. Ideally this wine needs another few years in bottle, but it is always difficult to resist this wine’s inviting sense of opulence, poise and harmony on release. 95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Producer Information: Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta
One of Angelo Gaja’s two Tuscan properties, on the site of an old church, Santa Restituta, which dates back to the 4th century. As is the family’s style, theirs is a fusion of modern and traditional winemaking. They also own land on the Buonconvento Northern side of Montalcino and some prestigious lands in the South, a stone’s throw from Sesti. The Northern sites normally go into the Brunello di Montalcino, with Sugarille and Rennina located around the winery on the Southern side of the town being bottled individually as Crus. These three Brunellos from one of the finest names in Italian wine are impeccably crafted and full of
character, finesse and ageability.
