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1983 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
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Community Tasting Notes 2
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 points
July 13, 2014 - Popped and poured. My birthday wine.
Appearance is cloudy with lots of fine sediments (got shaken up during the car ride). Medium intensity. Garnet colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of earth, leather, sour red cherries. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium- acidity, medium+ alcohol, melt-in-your-mouth medium- tannins, medium+ body. Medium flavor intensity, with flavours of earth, leather, sour red cherries. Medium finish.
Very good quality Brunello that has managed to survive 31 years with reasonably good intensity.
Amazingly, on Day 2 after slow-oxygenation in chilled bottle, it developed some chocolaty notes and more sweetness on the palate. I guess the Francois Audouze theory of slow-oxygenation in bottle for very old wines to wake them up does have some merit.1 person found this helpful Comment -
buckeye76 wrote: 92 points
March 5, 1989 - EXCELLENT, LAYERS OF FRUIT, GOOD COMPLEXITY, LONG FINISH, RICHER THAN THE '84 OPUS ONE FROM PREVIOUS NIGHT
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1983
- Type Red
- Producer Castello Banfi
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 10 (53%)
- Consumed 9 (47%)
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- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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