In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Gaja Brunello Sugarille Pieve Santa Restituta, Sugarille, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (IDA). Drinking window: 2020–2037. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Gaja is one of Italy’s most revered wine estates and a defining name in Piedmont, widely credited with transforming the international reputation of Barbaresco and modern Italian fine wine. Under the visionary leadership of Angelo Gaja, the family estate revolutionised winemaking in the region through meticulous vineyard replanting, lower yields, temperature-controlled fermentation, the introduction of single vineyard bottlings and a relentless pursuit of quality. Today the estate’s wines combine extraordinary precision, perfume and structure with remarkable ageing potential, and are among the greatest and most collectible wines of Italy.
Monica Larner (ML) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/02/2018 · Drink 2020-2037
The single-vineyard 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille has a tighter core and a blacker heart compared to the Rennina. This wine is momentarily more difficult to penetrate and comprehend. It makes a more abrupt first impression but then relaxes and reveals more of its character only after it has spent extra time in your company. Then, it becomes suddenly exuberant and loud. This is a dynamic e…
James Suckling (JS) — 94/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 27/11/2017
A very aromatic red. Typical sangiovese aromas of cherry and rose petal with hints of bark. Full body, firm and silky tannins. A racy linear line runs through it. Tight and firm now. Give it two or three years to soften.
Bruce Sanderson (BS) — 94/100 · Wine Spectator, 14/03/2018 · Drink 2022-2036
A mix of sweet plum, cherry, bouillon and graphite aromas and flavors, all backed by a solid structure, this is dense and tightly wound, with terrific balance and a long, focused finish. Best from 2022 through 2036.