Gaja (Pieve Santa Restituta), Brunello Montalcino Rennina Vintage:2015 hot or even close to

hot or even close to too much

The 2001 is still fresh

The impressively rich and full-bodied flavors possess excellent muscularity while delivering plenty of minerality on the well-balanced and beautifully complex finale

Readers should expect the Brunate to take the better part of a decade to become expressive

Gaja (Pieve Santa Restituta), Brunello Montalcino Rennina Vintage:2015 hot or even close toIn a vintage where so many wines already appear tired, Gaja's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Rennina jumps from the glass with vibrant aromas and flavors. Violets, black cherries, tobacco, licorice and menthol all appear later, adding further shades of complexity. The tannins are firm yet beautifully integrated. Pieve Santa Restituta fans know than Rennina can be deceptively medium in body, yet it has a great track record for aging. Today, the wine is