2012 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (65) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  4/21/2024 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted one hour. Some tawny color intruding on the light red fruit color. Rich, almost baked, cherries, wet saddle, and wood notes. Tannins are quite smooth, with nice acidity. Medium-length finish. Doesn't compare to the '13 Argiano that we had the other night, but a decent BdM nonetheless.

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  3/30/2024 - fmginc Likes this wine: 90 Points

  great rich fruit notes

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  3/9/2024 - tbrader wrote: 85 Points

  Aged. Dried apples and apricots, earth tones. Pale brown. Well past its heyday.

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  6/29/2023 - Alemany Likes this wine: 92 Points

  So so good with meat and heavy grease.

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  6/10/2023 - Gen NY Likes this wine: 90 Points

  No time to decant, so PNP’d. Tight at first with good earthy smells and red fruit. After an hour or so, bright fruit pushed its way to the front. This has more stuffing than you typical Chianti Riserva but on the light side for Brunello. It will improve with time.

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