2012 Castello Banfi Pinot Grigio San Angelo Toscana IGT

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 86.6 points

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  4/19/2020 - Badbruno wrote:

  Very good wine

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  12/4/2014 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 89 Points

  Thursday Evening Tasting at Best Bottle, Columbia, SC 12/4/2014 (Best Bottle, Columbia, SC): So we are trying this again, exactly 7 months since the last time. I still think this is unique and fairly exceptional as far as Italian Pinot Grigio goes. I'm not quite as enthralled as last time, but still pretty impressed. I'm a little more informed this time, and now realize this is made in Tuscany, not northern Italy. This helps explain the increased richness and slightly unique flavor profile. This time I get banana with the peach honey and lanolin. I'm not sure, but possibly a portion of this wine has seen some neutral oak. There is a nice fresh crushed lime flavor on the roof of the mouth. Really nice, almost Chardonnay like viscosity. This is pretty good stuff.

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  8/22/2014 - jcut335 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Good weeknight pinot grigio. Paired with a grilled fish w/ lemon and rice.

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  5/7/2014 - bitdrerik wrote: 89 Points

  Banfi smakk í Perlunni (Perlan): 1. borð í Banfi smakki. Virkilega flott vín. Mjög gott jafnvægi og mikill ferskleiki. Nær kannski ekki alveg Fontanelle víninu á sama borði en engu að síður mjög gott vín.

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  5/4/2014 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 91 Points

  I thought this was close to exceptional Pinot Grigio. From the nose to the finish, there is more than a little something extra in comparison to most of the Pinot Grigio's that cross my palate. Even the color had a little more concentrated yellow. This comes from Tuscany, quite a bit farther south than Northern Italy. It probably is grown on a slope with more sunshine exposure. The nose is superb with pineapple and even banana jumping out of the glass. There's lots more to follow with all kinds of orchard fruit. The palate is concentrated and rich without being creamy. The multiple fruit flavors can clearly be differentiated. Perfectly ripe, and superbly balanced. This is the best Pinot Grigio I have tasted in a while.

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