Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - Gaja

The Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello from the wine-growing region of Tuscany is a dense ruby red in the glass. If you hold the glass at a slight angle, you can see a transition in the wine's color towards garnet red at the edges. After the first swirl, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which can be seen in the clear stained glass windows at the edge of the glass. The bouquet of this red wine from Tuscany delights with hints of morello cherry, plum, damson and black cherry. If we trace the aromas further, cinnamon, black tea and walnut are added.

This dry red wine from Gaja is ideal for people who can't drink their wine dry enough. This dense red wine is full-bodied and multi-layered on the palate. On the finish, this red wine from the Tuscany wine-growing region impresses with its considerable length. There are again hints of plum and prune. Mineral notes from the clay-dominated soils are added to the finish.

Vinification of the Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino

The powerful Brunello di Montalcino from Italy is a single-varietal wine made from the Sangiovese grape variety. The vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on clay soils in Tuscany. Brunello di Montalcino. is an Old World wine through and through, as this Italian wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. After the harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by maturation.

Recommendation for the Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino from Gaja

This red wine from Italy should ideally be served at 15 - 18°C to accompany rocket penne, chickpea curry or vegetable stew with pesto.

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