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Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
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Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino

Producer: Castello Banfi
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Sangiovese
Origin: Italy
Region: Tuscany

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An excellent Brunello
05/26/2006
by Spearfisher
A typical, consistant, deep-bodied Tuscan red. Complex. Satisfying. 1999 and 2000 vintages virtually identical. An excellent buy for <$50. This is where all sangiovese grapes should end up!
2003, not a good year for Banfi
10/11/2008
by Gilmore12987603
purchased a bottle of 2003 on March 12 and saved for a special occasion--ugh...vinegar! in August. must have been bad to start with. No good.

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Sangiovese

The trademark of wines from Tuscany, and especially those from the region of Chianti, was once the fiasco. This straw-colored flask may carry associations of lengthy rustic meals out on the portico of a villa in the Tuscan countryside, but this romantic reverie must be interrupted with a burst of reality...
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