Banfi Brunello Di Montalcino 2016, Docg
Brunello (Sangiovese)
Tuscany, Italy
$56.95 (378257)
Critic Reviews (3)
This is a classic Brunello from an excellent year. It is not a huge wine, as Brunello rarely is, but is complex,...
From the word go you just get the sense that Banfi got it so right from out of the heralded and should not miss 2016...
2016 delivered an even-keeled, very ripe but still lively Brunello from Banfi, with a touch of shoe-polish showing...
Community Reviews (1)
The 2016 is starting to show some age with garnet colour at the rim and savoury tertiary notes coming to the forefront. The aromas are lifted with violets, cooked black cherry, choco-mocha, balsamic, rosemary, leather and a graphite minerality, i.e. complex. Oak is nicely integrated and tannins are still a touch gritty but polymerizing. Full bodied with warming alcohol, juicy acidity and excellent length. Pair with hearty tomato based pastas or osso buco. June 2022.