Pieve Santa Restituta Sugar Brunello di Montalcino 2019
$591.00
This is 4.5ha single vineyard wine from an exclusively South facing site. Note Rennina, the ’Sister’ wine to Sugarille is a blend of three non-adjacent vineyards that surround the winery consisting of San Pietro, Pian Dei Cerri and Castagno Vecchio and has a varying exposition including a NW facing vineyard. Sugarille was gradually replanted from 1996 and 1997 after purchase of the site.
The soil of Sugarille consists mainly of Marl, Clay & Galestro limestone which Gaja describe as being very poor soils (good in this case for the production of Brunello) with great drainage.
If Rennina is the ‘Barbaresco’, this is the Barolo of the pair.. Sugarille exudes elegance and richness with a heightened floral complexity, minerality and well-integrated tannin, known for its remarkable aging potential and as the more austere of the two.
Elevage is the same as Rennina and first produced by the Gaja’s in 1995. Again it will not be produced in every vintage if they deem the typicity of the vineyard is not showcased, it will then be moved into the blended Brunello. The major difference in winemaking here from the estate/blended Brunello is after ferment the wine goes straight into larger format 3000 ltr old oak for the full elevage.
The name is derived from the name originally given to parish estate dating back to 1547 and is now the name of the wine and the single vineyard.
“Extremely perfumed and intense with lilacs, violets, purple fruits and black cherries. Full-bodied and very structured with punchy tannins that give this great length and intensity. This is a great one for the cellar. Try after 2027” – 97 pts – James Suckling
“The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille is dark and youthfully inward, forcing the taster to work with its brooding blend of blackberries, sage and crushed stone. This displays textures of pure silk, polished and refined, with a dense textural wave of tart red and black fruits underscored by saline minerals and exotic spice. Orange notes add contrast through the close as this finishes tannic and long, with a pleasantly chewy sensation and angular tannins that pinch the cheeks. The 2019 is a dark stallion of a Brunello, all muscle and meat, that will take many years of cellaring to show its best. That said, it will be worth the wait” – 96 pts – Eric Guido – Vinous
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