THE PRODUCER
One of the great entrepreneurs of modern Italian wine, Angelo Gaja’s story
begins in Barbaresco where he almost single-handedly raised the Barbaresco name
to world fame.

In the 1990s, he turned his gaze on Tuscany, acquiring the Pieve Santa Restituta
estate in Brunello di Montalcino in 1994. Named after the parish church (pieve)
situated in the middle of the estate, its history dates back to 400AD.

The vineyards are located at a 350 metre altitude and are neighbours to
Soldera’s Casse Basse estate. Three wines are produced on the estate, of which
we list the single vineyards ‘Rennina’ and ‘Sugarille’. ‘Rennina’ is known as
the more structured and masculine with a riper character, whereas ‘Sugarille’ is
more delicate with softer tannins and floral complexity.

THE WINE
Rennina is one of Pieve Santa Restituta’s single cru wines, although not
technically speaking a single vineyard wine but derived from three small
vineyard plots to the north of the Sugarille vineyard. Rennina is known as the
more structured and brooding of Gaja’s Brunellos, with a riper character, spice,
black dense cherry fruit, and overall more backward and austere, taking its time
to open up and be ready to enjoy.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:ItalyRegion:Tuscany
Sub region:Brunello di Montalcino
Grape:100% SangioveseStyle:Bold and StructuredSweetness:DryABV:14.5%Drinking
window:2023 - 2042Size:750mlFood match:Beef and Venison

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.