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Banfi Tuscany IGT Toscana

Banfi

Excelsus 2019

Red green still

Organic and sustainable
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Banfi Tuscany IGT Toscana
€57,00
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Other years:

2020
Immediate availability Last 1 bottles remaining
Denomination Toscana IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging In 350-l French oak barriques for 18 months.
Year 2019
Biologic Sì
Product name Excelsus 2019
Color Ruby, slightly garnet.
Perfume Notes of small berries in gelatin, withering red roses, forest tones, lavender, rhubarb candy, leather, cedar wood, and beeswax, with a sprinkling of cumin, cloves and paprika, framed in a broad balsamic structure.
Taste Very pleasant and particularly smooth, characterized by a persuasive spiciness in the long finish.
Region Tuscany
Country Italy
Other years 2020
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Description

A still red from Tuscany's IGT region, produced by Banfi, a blend of winemaking passion and technological innovation. 14.5% ABV, blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 vintage. A wine born from the vision of the Mariani brothers, with the help of Ezio Rivella, one of Italy's most eminent winemakers. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature (25-30°C) in combined stainless steel and French oak Horizon vats. Aged in 350-liter French oak barriques for 18 months. The nose opens with aromas of wild berries in jelly, drying red roses, woodsy notes, lavender, rhubarb candy, leather, cedarwood, and beeswax, with a sprinkling of cumin, cloves, and paprika, framed by a broad balsamic aroma. More ruby than garnet in color, with a very pleasant and particularly smooth sip, characterized by a persuasive spiciness in the long finish.

Awards

  • 2019

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2019

    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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Profumo

Perfume

Notes of small berries in gelatin, withering red roses, forest tones, lavender, rhubarb candy, leather, cedar wood, and beeswax, with a sprinkling of cumin, cloves and paprika, framed in a broad balsamic structure.

Colore

Color

Ruby, slightly garnet.

Gusto

Taste

Very pleasant and particularly smooth, characterized by a persuasive spiciness in the long finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Banfi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1978
  • Oenologist: Matteo Bagnoli
  • Bottles produced: 10.000.000
  • Hectares: 1.089
Founded in 1978 by the vision of Italian-American brothers John and Harry Mariani, Banfi represents a marriage of winemaking passion and technological innovation. Through collaboration with Ezio Rivella, one of Italy's most eminent winemakers, the land purchased in Montalcino was transformed into a crucible of quality and potential. The acquisition of the historic Piedmontese winery Bruzzone subsequently further enriched the portfolio, integrating the sparkling wine tradition of Piedmont into the Banfi world.

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Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Banfi

Name Banfi Excelsus 2019
Type Red green still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2019
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Banfi
Origin Montalcino (Siena)
Soil composition Tendentially silty with reddish clays and pebbles.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare 4,200
Yield per hectare 6,000 kg/hectare.
Fermentation temperature 25-30 °C
Wine making Fermentation in temperature-controlled hybrid French oak and stainless-steel tanks Horizon at 25-30 °C.
Aging In 350-l French oak barriques for 18 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites