$113.11
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2021—
$113.11
The Story
The Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2021 is an elegant, structured, and deeply sophisticated Old World red wine that reflects the legendary precision of the Gaja family during a growing season marked by rare, cool-toned transparency. It pours a beautiful, deep ruby red colour with silver highlights in the glass, releasing a highly expressive, pure bouquet of red cherries, wild strawberries, and sweet Parma violets, seamlessly layered with complex undertones of earth, tamarind, licorice, and exotic spices. On the palate, this full-bodied, sleek Sangiovese displays an amazingly dense mid-palate, coating the mouth with velvety, powerful yet beautifully ripe tannins and a crystalline, cool-toned acidity that mirrors the distinct diurnal temperature shifts of the 2021 vintage. Sourced across premium plots and aged for 24 months in oak barrels followed by six months of refinement in concrete vats to ensure a perfectly integrated structure, it carries into an exceptionally long, chewy finish accented by a polished trailing note of graphite, mint, and sour cherry pit.
Food Pairing: This structured, noble Brunello pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including slow-cooked osso buco, prime cuts of grilled dry-aged beef steak with a side of truffle risotto, roasted wild game birds, savory lamb chops, and a selection of hard, aged artisanal cheeses like Pecorino Toscano
96 Points - James Suckling
A restrained wine with a graceful nose of subtle red cherries, wild strawberries, sweet violets and complex earth and tamarind. Full-bodied with licorice flavors, a dense mid-palate and velvety tannins that are powerful yet ripe. Slightly lifted acidity and a long,chewy finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.
Description
The Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2021 is an elegant, structured, and deeply sophisticated Old World red wine that reflects the legendary precision of the Gaja family during a growing season marked by rare, cool-toned transparency. It pours a beautiful, deep ruby red colour with silver highlights in the glass, releasing a highly expressive, pure bouquet of red cherries, wild strawberries, and sweet Parma violets, seamlessly layered with complex undertones of earth, tamarind, licorice, and exotic spices. On the palate, this full-bodied, sleek Sangiovese displays an amazingly dense mid-palate, coating the mouth with velvety, powerful yet beautifully ripe tannins and a crystalline, cool-toned acidity that mirrors the distinct diurnal temperature shifts of the 2021 vintage. Sourced across premium plots and aged for 24 months in oak barrels followed by six months of refinement in concrete vats to ensure a perfectly integrated structure, it carries into an exceptionally long, chewy finish accented by a polished trailing note of graphite, mint, and sour cherry pit.
Food Pairing: This structured, noble Brunello pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including slow-cooked osso buco, prime cuts of grilled dry-aged beef steak with a side of truffle risotto, roasted wild game birds, savory lamb chops, and a selection of hard, aged artisanal cheeses like Pecorino Toscano
96 Points - James Suckling
A restrained wine with a graceful nose of subtle red cherries, wild strawberries, sweet violets and complex earth and tamarind. Full-bodied with licorice flavors, a dense mid-palate and velvety tannins that are powerful yet ripe. Slightly lifted acidity and a long,chewy finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.
