Castello Banfi is the crown
of a 7,100 acre
viti-vinicultural estate.
Estate-bottled wines that
are being produced today
include: ExcelsuS, SummuS,
Cum Laude, Brunello di
Montalcino, Poggio all'Oro
Brunello di Montalcino,
Poggio alle Mura Brunello di
Montalcino, Tavernelle
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Colvecchio Syrah, Mandrielle
Merlot, Fontanelle
Chardonnay, Blanc, San
Angelo Pinot Grigio and
FloruS Moscadello di
Montalcino, a dessert wine.
The Castello Banfi estate is
a constellation of single
vineyards. These include the
award-winning Poggio all'Oro
(36 acres of Brunello),
Tavernelle (243 acres of
Cabernet Sauvingon),
Mandrielle (43 acres
Merlot), Belnero (30 acres
of Pinot Noir), Colvecchio
(30 acres of Syrah),
Fontanelle (100 acres of
Chardonnay), Serena (30
acres of Sauvignon Blanc)
and San Angelo (243 acres of
Pinot Grigio).
The slopes offer great
possibilities for site
selection by variety,
Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio,
for example, are grown at
between 750 and 1,380 feet
above sea level, where the
nights are cool and the
ripening season long.
Chardonnay is the most
widely planted white grape
while Brunello, the local
small-berried version of
Sangiovese, is the principal
red variety, covering
approximately 365 acres.
