La Gerla - La Pieve Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (750ml) Bardolino Chiaretto

La Gerla - La Pieve Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (750ml) Bardolino ChiarettoPlanted in 1997, La Pieve is a single vineyard in Montalcinos southeast. The estate waited until the vines were a mature 20 years old before releasing this separate bottling, the first release being the 2017 vintage. This 2019 is the finest thus far. As it emerges from its shell, orange, cedar and liquorice bark rise from the glass. Mellowed and understated in its brambly fruit, it focuses its expression on savoury forest and exotic tea nuances. Full,

But it’s in the translation

Mountain and benchland vineyards deliver a layered wine with structure

in the top of tank Pulsair cap management technique

offering up aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with violets

The wines are top quality and the values exceptional

The vineyard itself covers just 7-hectares on a steep southeast-facing incline

Long and very persistent finish

A Beaujolais with some structure

intense aromas of Bulgarian rose and berries accompanied by a sweet aftertaste balanced by a good acidity

6 5 % N E W

introducing a creamy

it will welcome extended bottle age rather than demand it