La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve 2021 CS20230713 10% Grolleau blend ferments spontaneously

10% Grolleau blend ferments spontaneously in concrete with indigenous yeasts

An essential took in a well-stocked bar

To be served well chilled with either the natural sediment left in the bottle or enjoyed hazy

30% Pinot Noir & 10% Chardonnay “Le Talus de Saint Prix” means “the slope of Saint Prix” referring to the slopes on which the vineyards are planted in the village of Saint Prix

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

La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino La Pieve 2021 CS20230713 10% Grolleau blend ferments spontaneouslyCollectors 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