2018 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino

For the Brunello lover in your life (or the hard-to-please wine lover).  From: Tuscany, Italy Varietal: Sangiovese Tasting Notes: This wine is a deep ruby color and offers an expressive aroma of wildflowers, ripe cherry, and balsamic notes. It's full-bodied with flavors of fresh plum and herbs, well-integrated wood and silky tannins.  Perched atop a steep hill in the Langhe sits the small village of Barbaresco, home of the GAJA winery. The story of the GAJA Winery can be traced to a singular, founding purpose: to produce original wines with a sense of place which reflect the tradition and culture of those who made it. This philosophy has inspired five generations of impeccable winemaking. It started over 150 years ago when Giovanni Gaja opened a small restaurant in Barbaresco, making wine to complement the food he served. In 1859, he founded the Gaja Winery, producing some of the first wine from Piedmont to be bottled and sold outside the region. Since that time, the winery has been sh