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Banfi Excelsus 2019

Red green still

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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.
Other years 2020
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Description

A Supertuscan that perfectly combines the best tradition of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with the territory of Montalcino. The mild winter and the summer, characterized by excellent temperature excursions between day and night, favoured the excellent ripeness and quality of the grapes. Thanks to these conditions, the wines are balanced and complex. The result is an intense wine with fruity scents and more complex notes of jam, spices, tobacco and coffee. It shows all its grandeur in the mouth, with sweet tannins and very persistent hints. An exquisite long-lasting wine, perfect with red meats and aged cheeses.

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.

Always pioneers, we value research and people, respecting the territories in which we work. For a better wine world. We see a global and connected world, where differences are wealth. The products of our land, to be defended and enhanced, are the best expression of human labor and ingenuity.
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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