Angelo gaja brunello di montalcino 2010 riserva
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Exploring Gaja’s Brunello di Montalcino Pieve Santa Restituta
Gaja’s wines from Barbaresco are undoubtedly some of the finest wines in the world, but their single vineyard wines from their Brunello di Montalcino estate – Pieve Santa Restituta –whilst a lot less well known, deserve equal attention, particularly with the release of their 2015s due out next week.
It was a big decision for this Piedmont producer to invest in another region of Italy but Montalcino to Gaja seemed the logical choice. On our visit to the property last summer, Angelo Gaja explained to us the obvious parallels between Barolo/Barbaresco and Montalcino – both regions of prestige for fine wine, both made from indigenous varieties and from single varietals that undergo extensive élevage. These were enough for him to pursue a search for the right plot in Montalcino.
Now after 20 vintages at the property and blessed with the fantastic climate conditions of 2015 – Gaja have produced arguably some of the finest
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2010 Pieve Santa Restituta (Gaja), Brunello di Montalcino 6x750ml
Robert Parker – 96
The Gaja family’s 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille opens to striking intensity and beauty that fryst vatten apparent even as you pour the wine from the bottle. The wine’s appearance fryst vatten dark and so perfectly saturated with dark garnet and ruby highlights. On the nose, it shows infinite aromas of dark fruit, plum, dried figs, licorice, grilled herbs, cola and so much more. The complexity is outstanding. The Sugarille single vineyard delivers power and structure that gives this wine such a firm presence on the palate. But you also get a great sense of the quality of fruit that was harvested in 2010. Angelo Gaja skipped the 2009 vintage. But this vintage makes up for the loss with its long aging potential. This is an amazing wine to put way at the back of your cellar for ten years or more. What a delight. [Monica Larner, 24/01/2015]
Anticipated maturity: 2017-2034
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2010
Valdicava | Tuscany
Valdicava Vincenzo Abbruzzese | Loc. Valdicava | IT 53024 Montalcino
09652210 · 0,75 l · 158,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available
Limitation of 4 articles per customer
- Wine Classics: Brunello
- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months wooden barrel
- : yes
- : 14,00 % vol
- : 18‑20 °C
- : 2035+
- Closure: natural cork
- Allergens
contains sulphites
- Cheese well matured
- Strong game dishes
Complex scent of blackberries and spice notes, with hints of vegetabile. Dense taste with highly elegant tannins and a never-ending reverberation. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright color for Valdicava. Sweet, delicate and fine in fragrance, very restrained fruit, harmonious and delicate, not as opulent as expected. Soft