La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve 2021 CS20230713 the pits removed

the pits removed

and sweet spice

10% Grolleau blend ferments spontaneously in concrete with indigenous yeasts

A spontaneously fermented wild ale with elderflower from Christophe Grellier's certified-organic brewery in the French Alps

Bright raspberry and Rainier cherry fruit sits over a subtle savory

La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve 2021 CS20230713 the pits removedCollectors chase La Gerla's Vigna gli Angeli. Insiders quietly buy La Pieve. It comes from a single vineyard planted in 1997 down in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, in Montalcino's warm southern sector a very different animal from the estate's cooler Canalicchio home base, and the source of its most brooding, powerful Brunello. The 2021 is dark and dense without ever turning clumsy: violet and eucalyptus lift floating over forest berry, new leather and dark