2003 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  6/16/2023 - Casa del Vino wrote:

  Decant for at least 30min
  Mellows. Acid decreases

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  3/9/2013 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points

  We decanted the wine for one hour before we poured the first glass. It was very dark ruby in colour and offered plum, cherry, blackberry, blueberry, cedar and chocolate on the nose. On the palate the wine showed cherry, some plum, blackberry, blueberry, coffee, chocolate, some vanilla and some oak spiciness, paired with surprisingly good acidity for the vintage (medium-plus), medium-plus ripe, sweet tannin and very good length. The full- to medium-bodied wine was very round, ripe and heavily oak-influenced. A modern and international-style wine. Very good and well-made in its category, but to me it lacked personality. Also, I found it difficult to pinpoint it as Brunello. Drink now through 2016. I would recommend decanting for 1.5 hours.

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  9/1/2011 - MrD wrote: 90 Points

  Nice with lots of interesting flavor. Dark fruit with herbal/barnyard. Medium tannins. Drinking well and tastes like it will have some more longevity.

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  7/27/2010 - Esteban wrote: 88 Points

  Un beau brunello bien enveloppé. Acidité présente mais non dérangeante. Cher.

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  11/16/2009 - Capt M wrote: 87 Points

  Very elegant and earty, austere and dry. Great fruit intensity and quality. Beautiful acidity. A tiny little bit light; and mass produced.

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