2005 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  5/3/2022 - jlabelle Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Amazing wine. Great brunello. Strong tanin.

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  8/13/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: 88 Points

  Brunello di Montalcino tasting (Riga, Latvia): 🏅Rating 88/100 (3,8⭐)
  
  Stewed fruits. Good acidity. Vanilla Oak spices & chocolate over fruit. Too commercial wine for me. Fast food

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  9/22/2018 - rahul_d_chatter@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Getting to be past its prime. Drink this now. Not as enjoyable as another bottle I had last year. Yet has the supplenless and softness of a classic sangiovese. Tobacco, leather, and dark berries. Lovely soft feel. A Brunello is always enjoyable.

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  1/17/2018 - rahul_d_chatter@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I generally shy away from corporate wine powerhouses, specially those that have a castle on their winery, as they tend to focus more on marketing and profit than the wine. Banfi fits both the criteria. Yet, I was pleasantly surprised by this wine. It is ready for drinking. Drank after opening the bottle for 2 hrs. Should have decanted it. Quite an elegant wine. Trademark orange tinge in the crimson color wine. Bouquet of spice, leather, tobacco, balsamic vinegar. Medium bodied in the mouth with a medium-long finish. It may not be the best example of a brunello, best certainly a good example of one. Really enjoyed this wine with parents and wife celebrating her birthday. As is quintessentially true about wine, despite its esoteric qualities that may sometimes be hard to enunciate, its best quality is how enjoyable it is in company and its ability make long lasting memories. I shall open the other bottle in the cellar in a few years time.

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  6/2/2017 - Lemmy-W wrote: 89 Points

  ok, but nothing to get excited about. color slightly turning brown already.

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