1997 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille
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Tasting notes
Mature ruby with brickstone rim. Cough-syrup herb liqueur, fine dried-fruit notes and quite balsamic oak notes. Fully open on the nose. Quite sweet fruit with a good dollop of tannin but not without depth. Very intense and sweet on the finish and perhaps could be a little fresher. (WS)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
More reviews and scores
Mid-crimson; not one of the deepest. Very lively with some real lift. At first not an attention-grabber, but sneaks up behind and displays – a lot of sweet oak! Too much. Too sweet. Fumy. A bit brutal. (JR)
About the producer
Gaja has been at the forefront of the Piedmont wine scene for many years and is Barbaresco’s most decorated producer. The winery has received a record number of Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri awards – the highest accolade from Italy’s leading wine publication.