1997 Pieve Santa Restituta - Brunello di Montalcino Rennina
Italy - Tuscany - Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
Still
Still
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Producer Notes
Plain and simple, Angelo Gaja is the biggest name in Italian wine. The Gaja winery was founded by Giovanni Gaja in 1859 and has been owned and operated by four generations of the Gaja family, with Angelo Gaja running the operation since the 1960s. Angelo is credited with modernizing Barbaresco and Barolo wines, having pioneered the use of controlled-temperature fermentation (for reducing... More »
Professional Reviews
- Source
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue
- Issue 103
($95) Opaque garnet with violet and ruby tones. Explosive nose of clove, nutmeg and mocha, laced with violet scents. Sweet entry of cassis, vanilla bean and espresso leads to a creamy middle palate, with the wine considerable weight and extract nicely leavened by a delightful sense of delineation and freshness. Sweet berry and sottobosco scents accompany mouthcoating tannins on the persistent finish. An impeccably balanced wine, from Angelo Gaja Montalcino property. (Paterno Imports, Lake Bluff, IL)
Community Tasting Notes
- Author
- dwdorman
- Site / Blog
- Trust Rating
- 100%
- Tasted On
- 10/22/2009
- Drink Dates
I am not objective...I love 1997 Brunello, I love Angelo Gaja....this is just a great aged BdM
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