Wine Gaja, Pieve Santa Restituta, Brunello di Montalcino, 2017

“Pieve Santa Restituta” Brunello di Montalcino – elegant, attractive wine with a rich fruity taste and expressive aroma. In 1994, Angelo Gaja bought the estate in Tuscany called Pieve Santa Restituta, near the province of Montalcino. The estate dates back to the 7th century AD and owes its name to the parish church of Santa Restituta (pieve in Italian – church). The parish is a unique monument of medieval Christian art and architecture. The estate grows traditional for the region Sangiovese grapes – the basis for the wine Brunello di Montalcino. Age of vines is about 24 years. Harvesting is carried out with 4 vineyards. Berries with each exposed portion of maceration and fermentation individually in stainless steel containers for 3 weeks. After passing through the malolactic fermentation creates blends for further exposure, which is placed in oak barrels for 24 months, and then another year kept in concrete tanks. The first release of “Pieve Santa Restituta” Brunello di Montalcino was held in 2005.

Brand Gaja was founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaia, the great-grandfather of the current owner Angelo Gaja, and for 5 generations, is owned by the family Gaia. To date, Gaja Winery owns vineyards with a total area of 250 hectares, located in the province of Tuscany and Piedmont. Angelo Gaja began its work in the family business in 1961, after completing their education in oenological Institute of Alba and the University of Montpellier (he later received a degree in economics from the University of Turin). Angelo has repeatedly visited France and inspired by modern and traditional techniques of French wine makers began to use the experience gained in the production of their own wines. His magnetism, charm and poetic reflections on the nature of the wine Angelo Gaja make one of the most respected and beloved figures in the wine industry in Italy. In 2011, the magazine Wine Spectator Angelo Gaja named one of the best winemakers in the history of Piedmont and Tuscany.