Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2019

A Brunello di Montalcino from Pieve Santa Restituta, made from grapes from the Deserti vineyard near Torrenieri and the Sugarille and Rennina vineyards south-west of Montalcino. The Deserti vineyard faces north-west and south-west on sand, clay and tufa, with wind and large day-night temperature swings, giving wines with freshness, bite and aroma. Grapes from the parcels are fermented separately, then blended after malolactic fermentation and matured for 24 months in wood casks, followed by 6 months in cement tanks. The wine is open in youth, with wild roses, cherry, mild spices and well-integrated wood. On the palate there are dry notes and good tannin, then sweeter cherry, blackberry, English liquorice and forest-floor complexity. The finish is long and harmonious.