2021 Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve
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More structured and concentrated than the village bottling, the La Gerla 2021 Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve leans toward blue and purple-toned fruit, with dry, austere spice and toast shaping a savory, authoritative profile. Notes of cured tobacco emerge on the palate, reinforcing the wine’s suitability for richer food pairings such as beef or lamb. The fruit comes from a 1.5-hectare vineyard in the southeast quadrant near Castelnuovo dell’Abate, and the wine is aged for 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks. Production is limited to 6,450 bottles.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Deep ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Lifted, balsamic oak notes, cigar box, damson and raspberry. Supple, polished and juicy and hitting all the right spots. Long, fragrant cherry with long, rich, sandy tannins underneath. Closes up on the finish and definitely needs more time. (WS)
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve is delicate in its youthful state, with nuances of spiced orange, mint and pine shavings wafting up from the glass. More showy on the palate, like liquid velvet, it caresses the senses with masses of ripe red and black fruits underscored by tactile mineral tones. Long and perfumed, the 2021 leaves a mentholated freshness and crunchy sensation as fine tannins saturate the senses.