Community Tasting Notes 43

• liber Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 13, 2023 - 3rd of 12, pnp, perfect level, cork quarter stained, little changed from last December's bottle, attractive, nuanced for Brunello, glossy middle, limited upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).

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• liber Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 11, 2022 - 2nd of 12, opened 90 minutes, half stained cork, perfect level, as described in last December's detailed note if now more relaxed as approaching maturity, a very polished rendition of Brunello owing much to the Gaja house style, still upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).

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• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 97 points

  October 5, 2022 - What a spectacular wine!
  Big and broad-shouldered yet completely a BdM Brunello.
  Early drinking window and will probably remain here for another +30 years or so. It will probably evolve more for some ~10 more years.
  
  Dark red with maturity in its colours.
  Nose sends your brain spinning 🤪 around Jupiter. This is FUN-frucken-tastic.
  In the mouth, the fruit is still strong and hiding many future aspects. Beautifully crafted and has all the right things in the right places. Screams of Brunello, with a touch of Napa, in the best possible way.
  If you're stashed, keep or drink. No hurry at all. You are sitting on a wine treasure that time will not be able to get a dent into.
  
  Lovely!!!

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• bradfriedlander Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 29, 2022 - Still has a lot of fruit and tannins. Medium mouth feel. Sustained finish. Very drinkable even though it is reportedly past its drinkable window (ended 2018). Very nice with spicy Mexican food.

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• Cromulent Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 15, 2022 - Decanted for two hours. Deep red brown. On the nose it has the standard Brunello aromas of road tar, brambles, heat. lightly sweet entry followed by a brambly fruit note. still has plenty of tannic backbone. very good now but it seems like it would have been even better in another few years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Pieve Santa Restituta (Gaja)
• Varietal Sangiovese
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Sugarille
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Montalcino
• Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
• UPC Code 8032636140234

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• Pending Delivery 28 (3%)
• In Cellars 595 (57%)
• Consumed 421 (40%)

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