Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Rennina Brunello di Montalcino 2016 Red Wine 75cLBy Winebuyers

One of the great entrepreneurs of modern Italian wine, Angelo Gaja's story begins in Barbaresco, where he almost single-handedly raised the Barbaresco name to world fame. In the 1990s, he turned his gaze on Tuscany, acquiring the Pieve Santa Restituta estate in Brunello di Montalcino in 1994. Named after the parish church (pieve) situated in the middle of the estate, its history dates back to 400 AD. The vineyards are located at a 350-meter altitude and are neighbors to Soldera's Casse Basse estate. Three wines are produced on the estate, of which we list the single vineyards 'Rennina' and 'Sugarille'. 'Rennina' is known as the more structured and masculine with a riper character, whereas 'Sugarille' is more delicate with softer tannins and floral complexity. Rennina is one of Pieve Santa Restituta's single cru wines, although not technically speaking a single vineyard wine but derived from three small vineyard plots to the north of the Sugarille vineyard. This wine is available in a 75cl bottle, making it suitable for both men and women.