The Wines of Pieve Santa Restituta

 

Rennina Brunello di Montalcino

Rennina

A wine made from three individual parcels of vines in a part of the estate which documents show to have borne the name Rennina since the 8th century. Pure Sangiovese which spends a year in barriques and a year in large casks after fermentation, followed by two years in bottle before release from the estate. The wine is aromatic, structured and with a lingering finish marked by exceptionally fine tannins.

Vineyards: Rennina Brunello di Montalcino comes from three non-contiguous vineyards owned by the Gaja family. The vineyards, which cover a surface of twenty-seven acres, lie in an area that was named Rennina in ancient times. The soil is primarily clay and limestone. The vines are an average of twenty-three years old.

Vinification: The wine is fermented in stainless steel for approximately three weeks, after which it ages in traditional wood casks and barriques for twenty-four months.

Characteristics: Intense color. Very clean, rich aromas, with notes of forest fruits, raspberries and blackberries that evolve into delicate spice and floral perfumes. A wine of excellent body, with alcohol balanced by silky tannins, Rennina has very good structure and a lingering finish. It is an elegant, long-lived Brunello.

Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.
Variety: Sangiovese
Available vintage(s): please call 020 7908 0655 for a full list

 

Sugarille Brunello di Montalcino

Sugarille

The Sugarille vineyard first appears in the parish records of Santa Restituta in 1547. Its Sangiovese vines have produced fruit of outstanding quality since Angelo Gaja brought his rigorous vineyard management to bear following his purchase of the estate in 1994. The fermentation and ageing follow the same pattern as the Rennina, and the wine is rich, complex and elegantly structured.

Vineyard: Sugarille Brunello di Montalcino comes from the Sugarille (pronounced Soo-gah-reelay) vineyard that is part of the Pieve Santa Restituta estate which is owned by the Gaja family. The soil composition of the ten-acre Sugarille vineyard is primarily clay and limestone. The vines are an average of fifteen years old.

Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks for three weeks is followed by twenty-four months of aging in traditional casks and barriques.

Characteristics: Intense, dark color; rich, complex aromas of ripe fruit (plums, wild cherries), violets and a slight hint of cloves and tobacco. Elegant structure and ripe, well-integrated tannins. A complex, long-lived Brunello.

Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.
Variety: Sangiovese
Aging: One year in barriques and one year in large oak casks followed by 2 years of bottle aging.
Available vintage(s): please call 020 7908 0655 for a full list

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