Castello Banfi Magna Cum Laude 2021

Castello Banfi Magna Cum Laude 2021

Banfi, 0,75 l - 14.50%
30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese, 15% Syrah

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Tuscany - Italy
Red green still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Castello Banfi Magna Cum Laude 2021

Colour

Deep ruby red.

Bouquet

Complex with notes of blackberry, plum jam, unripened cherry and hints of liquorice, black olive and tobacco.

Flavour

Powerful body, wide and soft tannin texture thanks to the excellent grape's ripening in the vineyard and ageing in the winery.

Pairing

Perfect for legume soups, bread soups, grilled meats and medium-aged cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Features

Name Castello Banfi Magna Cum Laude 2021
Type Red green still
Classification IGT Toscana
Year 2021
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese, 15% Syrah
Country
Region Tuscany
Origin Company's vineyards, in the southern hills of Montalcino (Siena).
Climate Altitude: from 170 m. a.s.l. for the Syrah to 230 m. a.s.l. for the Sangiovese. Position: hillside.
Soil composition Cabernet Sauvignon: light olive-brown colour, clay loam texture and limestone. Merlot: yellowish brown colour, sandy loam texture and limestone with abundant rounded skeleton. Syrah: light olive-brown colour, clay loam texture and limestone.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon.
No. plants per hectare 4,200 vines/hectare.
Yield per hectare 7,000 kg/hectare.
Vinification The four varieties are vinified separately in combined steel and Horizon wood vats at a controlled temperature, with cold pre-fermentation maceration at 14°C for 2 days. This is followed by maceration at 22°C until the last 2 days of alcoholic fermentation when the temperature is raised to 27°C.
Ageing After alcoholic fermentation, the wines are racked, separately, into barriques, where they undergo malolactic fermentation and where they age for age 6 months. At the end of this period, the blend is made, which is aged for 6 months in barriques and for a further 6 months in bottles.
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Perfect for legume soups, bread soups, grilled meats and medium-aged cheeses.
On offer Price Castello Banfi Magna Cum Laude 2021 HK$ 197.00 

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Vintage

xtraWine
92/100 
2021
James Suckling
93/100 
2016
Robert Parker
92/100 
2016
Wine Spectator
94/100 
2016
James Suckling
92/100 
2015
Robert Parker
93/100 
2015
Wine Spectator
92/100 
2015
James Suckling
90/100 
2014
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2014
James Suckling
92/100 
2012
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2012
James Suckling
91/100 
2011
Robert Parker
92/100 
2010
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2010
Gambero Rosso
 
2 red glasses - An excellent wine that has reached the final tasting 2009
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2009
Wine Spectator
91/100 
2008
Wine Spectator
91/100 
2007
Banfi

Banfi was founded in Tuscany in the late 1970s. The name of the company has distant origins and is a tribute to Teodolinda Banfi, great-granddaughter of the two Mariani brothers, founders of one of the best known and most popular wine labels in the w...

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