Banfi
Banfi Excelsus 2019
| 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. |
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
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2019
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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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.
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 | 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 |
