Banfi
Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Riserva Magnum 2017
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Aging | In 350-l French oak barriques for 12 months. Bottle ageing follows. |
| Other years | 2010 , 2018 |
Description
Ruby red color. The bouquet is rich, with scents of cherry and blackberry, which results very well integrated with notes of tobacco and licorice. The structure is silky and enveloping, well supported by a good and consistent acidity. The aftertaste is long and smooth.
Awards
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2017
95/100
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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2017
93/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 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 | Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Riserva Magnum 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 1,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Banfi |
| Origin | Hilly vineyards in Castello di Poggio alle Mura (Siena). |
| Climate | Altitude: 210-220 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Sandy of marine origin, silty and sandy loam with an abundant skeleton. The soil is of Pliocene origin. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,200 vines/hectare. |
| Yield per hectare | 7,000 kg/hectare. |
| Fermentation temperature | 30 °C |
| Wine making | Fermentation occurred in combined steel and wood 'Horizon' fermenters at a temperature of 20-30°C and a maceration period of 7 0 days. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in barrique. |
| Aging | In 350-l French oak barriques for 12 months. Bottle ageing follows. |
| PH | 3.53 |
| Residual sugar | 0.8 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 29.8 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
