Banfi Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montalcino

In the glass

Aroma: dark cherry, violet, tobacco, sweet cedar

Palate: dark plum, iron, espresso, wild herbs

Banfi's selection Brunello from the Poggio alle Mura vineyards around the medieval castle, modern style.

What it pairs with

• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  Modern Brunello structure for a thick T-bone.
• Aged Pecorino di Pienza
  Crystalline cheese sharpens cherry-and-tobacco.
• Wild boar pappardelle Find wild boar pappardelle on TableJourney →
  Game ragu finds Brunello's iron mineral.

History

Single-vineyard selection Brunello from the Poggio alle Mura estate, first bottling 1990 around the medieval castle of the same name.

1. 1990 — First Poggio alle Mura Brunello

Facts

Producer

Castello Banfi

Grapes

Sangiovese Grosso (100%)

Classification

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Oak

24 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 80 to 130 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Scores

• Wine Advocate 96 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2021)
• Vinous 94 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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