2019, Brunello di Montalcino, Vigna Marrucheto, Banfi
Wine Spectator 95 (2024); James Suckling 95 (2023)
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At a glance
- Grape
- Sangiovese 100%
- Region
- Tuscany, Italy
- Alcohol
- 15.00%
- Body
- Medium to full
- Acidity
- High
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Long (10-20 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Cheese, Pasta
Why this wine
Brunello is Sangiovese given five years of ageing before release, which turns a bright grape into something savoury and deep. Marrucheto is a single vineyard on Banfi's southern estate. A serious Brunello that has already done its waiting for you.
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Description
How it tastes
Powerful and rich with great freshness and vitality, the fruit profile complex and layered over Brunello's characteristic structure. Pure Sangiovese.
The producer
Marrucheto is regarded as a Grand Cru site within Montalcino, marked by marine deposits and coarse, rounded pebbles. Banfi was founded in 1978 by the Mariani brothers with Ezio Rivella, and did much to define modern Montalcino.
Food and drinking
Good with red meat, cheese and pasta. Drinking well now, with a decade or more ahead of it. Serve at 18°C.