Banfi
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 2018
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Aging | About 90% of the wine is aged for 2 years in French oak barriques - manufactured according to Banfi’s specifications - and the remaining 10% in Slavonian oak casks. Before being marketed, the wine is bottle-aged for an additional 12 months. |
Awards
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2018
94/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2018
94/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2018
90/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
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2018
94/100
Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.
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Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1978
- Oenologist: Staff aziendale
- Bottles produced: 10.000.000
- Hectares: 850
Later John and Harry Mariani, Giovanni's sons, decided to combine distribution with their own production and founded a winery in 1978 in Tuscany on the rolling hills of Montalcino. Thus Banfi was born.
Banfi's vital heart beats in the 2830 hectares of the Castello Banfi estate, one third of which is planted with vines and the remainder with olive groves, orchards and woodland. The main grape variety is Sangiovese, but there is also room for the international Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Each cultivated according to a careful study of the territory and microclimatic conditions not only of Montalcino, but also of the Bolgheri and Chianti areas where Banfi has over time extended its vineyards.
Banfi's production has always been based on the search for product quality and excellence both in the vineyard and in the cellar. From the outset, numerous studies were conducted on Sangiovese clones to find the best clonal variants, capable of expressing all the complexity of this extraordinary grape variety. Of the 650 clones originally identified, fifteen were selected, and since 1992, each new planting has included 3 or 4 different clones that complement each other.
Research was also conducted on the wood of the more than 7000 barriques in which the company's great red wines rest. The French oak, chosen for ageing, is seasoned and toasted directly on the estate. There was also no lack of innovation in the wine cellar, where the grapes, rigorously selected by hand, ferment in composite vats that maximise the qualities of wood and steel together. Read more
| Name | Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Banfi |
| Origin | Dedicated vineyards located around the Poggio alle Mura Castle (Siena). |
| Climate | Altitude: 210-220 m. a.s.l. Position: Hillside. |
| Soil composition | Sandy of marine origin, silty and sandy loam with an abundant skeleton. The soil is of Pliocene origin. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,200 vines/hectare. |
| Yield per hectare | 6,000 kg/hectare. |
| Fermentation temperature | 27-29 °C |
| Wine making | The grape harvest is followed by alcoholic fermentation and maceration for 12 3 days in combined steel and Horizon wood vats at a controlled temperature of 27-29°C. |
| Aging | About 90% of the wine is aged for 2 years in French oak barriques - manufactured according to Banfi’s specifications - and the remaining 10% in Slavonian oak casks. Before being marketed, the wine is bottle-aged for an additional 12 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
