Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina 2019 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Sangiovese (Grosso)
Vintage	2019
Sku	RD13040
Size	750ml

 

The 2019 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina is a stunning, high-toned expression of Sangiovese Grosso, showcasing purity, balance, and the refined touch that defines the Gaja philosophy. The 2019 vintage offered a long, temperate growing season, with ideal diurnal swings that preserved freshness and aromatic detail in the grapes. Rennina is aged for approximately 24 months in a combination of large casks and barriques, then refined in bottle before release. In the glass, the wine opens with an elegant bouquet of maraschino cherry, blood orange peel, dried rose, crushed herbs, and a touch of spice box, supported by hints of graphite and warm earth. The palate is medium-bodied and poised, with fine, dusty tannins, lifted acidity, and a long, graceful finish marked by mineral undertones and subtle floral resonance. While more immediately approachable than Sugarille, the 2019 Rennina has the concentration and balance to evolve over the next 15–20 years.

Times were tough in Piemonte in the early ’90s, as the area had been challenged by a succession of less-than-stellar vintages (prior, of course, to the six-year streak that ran from ’95 to ’01). It started Gaja thinking about terroirs outside Piemonte, particularly as he was regularly courted by admirers seeking his involvement in joint ventures. But Gaja wasn’t going to sign onto something that won cachet solely through his presence. Having galvanized Piemonte with modern techniques and illegitimate grapes, Gaja was looking for some established ground to grow on. Toscana’s Montalcino zone held the allure he was looking for, as well as what he considered a profound connection to Piemonte’s wine culture. Most significantly, an estate by the name of Pieve Santa Restituta needed someone just like him…. This was the opinion, at any rate, of Roberto Bellini, who had purchased the historic property in 1972 with his wife, Franca. Although they invested in new vineyards and cultivat