1995 Castello Banfi Excelsus

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  7/16/2011 - BradboBaggins Likes this wine:

  Ditto on Bumbian almost exactly. This didn't have that caramel edge to the finish for me though, but otherwise, spot on. Excellent stuff.

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  6/27/2011 - Bumbanian wrote: 92 Points

  Deep ruby to brick red. Strong nose of tart red berries, sagebrush, and saddle leather. Tuscan through and through. Explodes with a mouth puckering attack of raspberry, with rich and dry oak flavors and finely resolved tannins giving a slightly tacky but oh so smooth mouthfeel. Finishing on a note of ash and caramel, medium length.

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  8/11/2009 - Breguet wrote: 91 Points

  Thougt it was excellent and could probably have waited even longer to drink. Have had 10 years since buying back in '99. Sister Lisa (a wine importer) loved it - said would have given it 94 points. Very balanced, not overly tanic - a great match for prime burgers. Decanted for about an hour but was not noticably better as a result. My only "criticism" was the short(ish) finish.

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  7/23/2009 - ikkaariainen wrote: 89 Points

  Very good cab / merlot Montalcino blend enjoyed earlier this week as part of a flight of Italian Montalcinos at the monthly Hickory Wine Club meeting. Very good, dark, medium bodied, well balanced and smooth and velvety on the palate. Currently in a prime drinking window. Poured and aerated in glass for about two hours prior to consumption. Too expensive to be any kind of a reasonable QPR but I do recommend this wine. Nose soft and almost floral with underlying dark berries, primary flavors consisted of a mix of berries, currant, allspice and some black pepper developing on the palate. Very good.

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