All of our wines are made from 100% Sangiovese grosso (Brunello) grapes that come from our vineyards; this ensures a strong connection to the territory and its unique products.
All of our wines are made from 100% Sangiovese grosso (Brunello) grapes that come from our vineyards; this ensures a strong connection to the territory and its unique products.
Wine that shows characteristics of freshness and typical aromas of quality young wines, fruity and vinous notes blend with more complex autumn leaves and violet.
First produced in 1988 from an experiment by Mr. “Birba” Sergio Rossi who decides to try and age Brunello in barriques. The result is a decisively charming, very pleasant wine, and, at the same time, robust wine with a winning value for money.
Brunello La Gerla is known and valued for its special elegance and pleasant aromas; extremely aromatic, soft and velvety to taste.
It literally clings to the slopes between two hills up from the old marble quarry to the town of Castelnuovo sheltered from the wind. The few bunches of grapes produced by these heroic vines are extremely high in sugar content and very rich in polyphenols and extracts. The wine from this vineyard is warm and velvety, of a great character and fullness but mostly of an extraordinary concentration.
This is the signature wine of the estate, obtained from the vinification of the best grapes coming from our emblematic vineyard, Vigna gli Angeli (Vineyard of the Angels), which was first planted at Colombaio in 1965. The selection of the grapes is severe and drastic until there is a yield per hectare equal to 40/50 quintals. The end result is an extremely complex wine, both in aromas where spicy notes and tobacco prevail, as well as in the very unique tannic texture. This wine is only produced for exceptional vintages and is destined for long ageing.
The project was born from the desire of the founder Sergio Rossi to make it easier for the consumer to identify the main organoleptic and stylistic differences existing between two of the most famous sides of Brunello, North-East and South-East.
On the North-East side, right next to the small church "degli Angeli", symbol of the Canalicchio area, lies our vineyard "Gli Angeli". About 2 hectares of vineyard planted in 1965 by the Biondi-Santi family with the famous BBS-11 clone.
The advanced age of the vines and the strong sparseness allow us to obtain only 40/50 quintals of grapes per hectare which translates into very few thousand bottles every year. The resulting wine is of extreme complexity, harmony, elegance and persistence.
On the South-East side, behind Castelnuovo dell'Abate, we find our vineyard "La Pieve". It rises at 350m above sea level and extends for about 1.5 hectares. The soil is of medium texture, rich in marl and galestro which, together with the sun exposure and the proximity to the sea, generates a wine of great flavor and refined power.
HISTORY OF A UNIQUE AND PRESTIGIOUS CRU
The Gli Angeli vineyard is a historic vineyard that is now 55 years old and was planted by Franco Biondi Santi at the time when Podere Colombaio still belonged to the family, before being bought by Sergio Rossi in 1976, the year of the beginning of the adventure of La Gerla.
This splendid cru is located in the best area, the highest in altitude, of the vineyard located in the center of the property on the north-east side of Montalcino, It has an area of about 2 hectares and is next to the small "Degli Angeli" church, a symbol of the Canalicchio area.
Its position is extremely privileged: caressed by light breezes that keep the air healthy and dry, there is a good position and excellent exposure. The age of the vines and the low yield per plant are just some of the factors that contribute to making Brunello Riserva Gli Angeli a unique wine: the soil is rich in clay, limestone and marl, elements that ensure intense and complex aromas, but also of microelements such as manganese, iron and boron which ensure balanced maturation.
Precisely because of its uniqueness and these qualitative characteristics we decided to create a numbered wooden box containing three old vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva gli Angeli. Wines of extreme elegance, finesse and longevity, produced only in the best vintages that lend themselves to becoming collectible wines.
La Grappa di Brunello La Gerla is obtained from continuous distillation of the marc separated from the must after soft pressing by means of a steam still and the redistillation of the residue through the distillation columns.
The marc is worked fresh from fermentation after a suitable maceration period. Afterwards the grappa is aged in stainless steel vats for no less than eight months. In this way the aromas and sensory features of Sangiovese Grosso can be brought out.
The perfection union of modern technology and past traditions make for a winning combination in a product that fully reflects the unparalleled characteristics of the Montalcino area.
The extra-virgin olive oil from La Gerla is strictly obtained from a cold pressing of the olives hand-picked from the trees in our two areas of production at Canalicchio and Castlenuovo dell’Abate located at about 300 m.a.s.l.