Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello Di Montalcino
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Description: | Gaia Gaja Gaia Gaja had a wine named in her honor (gaia & Rey Chardonnay) even before she took her first steps. Born in Barbaresco, in Italy's renowned Piedmont region, Gaia Gaja is the fifth generation of her family to work at the Gaja Winery. In addition to her responsibilities in Barbaresco, she travels the globe representing the Gaja family's wine estates- Gaja, Ca' Marcanda and Pieve Santa Restituta. Gaia graduated with honors from the University of Pavia with a degree in Business Administration. The subject of her thesis was "The Quality and Image of Italian Wines." The eldest of three children of Angelo and Lucia Gaja, Gaia and her sister, Rossana, and brother, Giovanni, live in Barbaresco. Gaia Gaja takes great pride in her family's rich winemaking heritage but she is not one to rest on the laurels of preceding generations. The new generation of Gajas, led by Gaia Gaja, is determined to make all preceding generations proud. Pieve Santa Restituta Located in the southwest subzone of the Brunello di Montalcino appellation, The Pieve Santa Restituta estate was acquired by the Gaja family in 1994. The estate's original forty acres of vineyards are located in the southwest subzone of the Brunello di Montalcino appellation. The white, rocky soils of this area were abandoned by the share-cropper mezzadri farmers long ago: while other crops struggled in the rugged, nutrient-poor terrain of this area, it has proven ideal for the cultivation of grapes destined to become fine wine. The estate takes its name from the parish church ( pieve in Italian) of Saint Restituta- Pieve Santa Restituta. The church on the Gaja family's estate represents a truly unique example of medieval Christian architecture and art. The Gaja family has worked painstakingly to restore this beautiful and remarkable house of worship. The unique history of Pieve Santa Restituta is honored on the label artwork for the estate wines. In 2006, the Gaja family acquired an additional twenty five acres of southward facing vineyards in the northeastern subzone of the Brunello di Montalcino appellation. Gaja also recently completed the installation of its state-of-the-art winemaking facility. The cellar lies below the ground and covers 4,000 square meters. It incorporated the existing cellar and was conceived so as to impact the environment as little as possible. Pieve Santa Restituta produces a classic, blended Brunello di Montalcino and two vineyard-designated wines, Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille and Brunello di Montalcino Rennina. |
| Price: | $ 107.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from 538 Wine and Spirits
| Address: |
538 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 213-265-7221 |
First added to 1000 Corks on March 22, 2023.
