2003 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  11/5/2023 - james.williams5599@gmail.com wrote:

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  6/26/2021 - walkerjfw wrote: 89 Points

  Last bottle of this, in my cellar for some time (10+ years...) Brought to Gennaro's for dinner with Valerie and Charlotte. PnP, drank over 2.5 hours
  
  This was meaningfully different an hour+ in. First impressions indicated wine was gone, stringent and faded. Gradually opened up...notes reflect once opened up. Medium garnet/tawny color. Nose showing red fruit, cherry, leather. Palate of dusted dark cherry, plum, currant, some sweetness through the mid palate. Medium weight and finish.
  
  Glad I took some time with it...being at the restaurant kept me from dumping it...:) Certainly past its peak (depending on one's definition) but once it opened its enjoyable and classic Brunello. Be patient, not bad!

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  9/24/2019 - vdv115 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decanted for an hour. Nice level of tannins are still present, cherries and some old world funk on the palate. Nice level of acidity.

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  6/15/2019 - Mallards wrote: 92 Points

  Not dead with my care! Nice tannins and the classic Brunello tastes.

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  5/9/2019 - wpdragan wrote:

  Way past it’s prime

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