Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello Sugarille 2015 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Sangiovese (Grosso)
Vintage	2015
Sku	RD11257
Size	750ml

 

When the Gaja family purchased the historic Pieve Santa Restituta estate in 1994, they did so in the hopes of bringing their expertise and winemaking style to this appellation. Today, Sugarille (SOO-gah-REEL-leh) is considered one of the top expressions of Brunello di Montalcino. According to archives found at Pieve Santa Restituta, the Sugarille growing site was already devoted to the cultivation of grapes for wine by 1541. The name Sugarille is derived from the Latin suber, meaning cork oak, possibly because cork trees were found there.

While rooted in the tradition of the Langhe, Angelo Gaja has enriched this foundation with an openminded sensibility that marries traditional practices and technological innovation, thereby extending Piemonte's international reach. His philosophy recognizes the Nebbiolo grape's inherent capacity for creative expression, which enables it to accommodate the market's desire for both oak-driven and tannic styles. (That said, however, it is important to note that his wines are never obfuscated by over-extraction or oak.) Though he has his detractors, their opposition has proved innocuous, as Gaja's wines rival the world's most acclaimed and sought-after bottlings. While regarded as expensive on release, they continue to appreciate, trading at premium prices and invariably elevating the price standard in Piemonte. The Gaja estate's qualitative supremacy and cachet are not solely attributable to Angelo. In fact, his father's 1961 Barbaresco may be the most profound bottling of its designat