Wine Gaja, Pieve Santa Restituta, “Sugarille” Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, 2018

Introduction

Pieve Santa Restituta, “Sugarille”, 2008 – an exquisite red wine from Angelo Gaja with incredibly intense, powerful flavor with a long pleasant finish with a delicious aroma of fruits, spices and tobacco. The wine has a good structure and a large storage capacity. It is recommended to use until 2028. The name of the vineyard Sugarille mentioned in archival documents in the middle of the XVI century (1541). It comes from the Latin word “suber” (in the Italian version – “sughero”), which means “cork”. Perhaps this was the name of the vineyard because once there grew cork trees. White, stony soil of the vineyard Sugarille has a unique mineral composition, gives the wine power and expressiveness. For the production of “Syugarille” use grape Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello) of the highest quality. Berries are fermented for 4 weeks in stainless steel vats. Then the wine is allowed to stand 12 months in barriques, 12 more months in special oak barrels (large barrels, dating back 30 years) and 2 years in the bottle.

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.