Community Tasting Notes 29

• Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 points

  August 12, 2023 - Dinner at Old Holland Rd. Drank in Kvetna glass.
  Surprisingly good and enjoyable.
  Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of chocolate, dark plums, spices, dried dark red cherries, earth and truffle with air.
  On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, high alcohol (15%), smooth resolving high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sour red cherries, dark red cherries, sweet spices, chocolate, sweet plums. Long finish.
  Very good quality. Surprisingly good in a big extracted (but not overly so) way. Oak nicely integrated into chocolate already.

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• guido23 Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 7, 2023 - Popped, decanted, and consumed oer two nights. Good, solid Brunello. Not much exceptional to report. Didn't fade and drank just as well the second night as the first.

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• Harrie Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 4, 2021 - drank from magnum. In a good spot now. Takes an hour to open up and settle in. Not extremely complex but solid wine.

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• rikipedia Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 31, 2021 - Mid garnet to the mahogany/bricking rim.
  Savoury bouquets with umami tones, stewed strawberry, Xmas spices and super-ripe fruits. The intensity grows with liquorice, Christmas cake and more as the wine opens. Warming.
  An appealing entry with an array of ripe fruits: raisins, dried fruits & olives and redcurrants, some blackberry compote, and liquorice. Whilst there is fruit sweetness, a reasonable line of fresh acidity keeps the wine upright along with dense, firm tannins.
  However, as it unfolded, the wine felt a little ponderous, quite muscular, and the jam sweetness made it a little cumbersome. The fruit is also a little dried out. Good not great.

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• Akhoy wrote:

  December 12, 2020 - Superb Sangiovese. Delicious crisp finish great with pepper jack cheese.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Castello Banfi
• Varietal Sangiovese
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Poggio alle Mura
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Montalcino
• Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
• UPC Codes 8015674030170, 8015674730179

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• Pending Delivery 11 (2%)
• In Cellars 406 (57%)
• Consumed 297 (42%)

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