Castello Banfi, SummuS, Toscana IGT

Castello Banfi · Tuscany › Toscana › Italy

Red · SuperTuscan Blend
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90 /100
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28
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Taster #9635 · Jul 4, 2025
88/100
Jared's July 4 party (rough impressions, as there was a lot of wine). From jeroboam, and this was very enjoyable though it came across slightly tired (to be fair, so was my palate by that point). Gentle red and dark fruit, some savoury cedar and woodsy notes, not overly complex but very enjoyable with the lamb tagine.
1990 vintage
Taster #2751 · Mar 4, 2022
92/100
Intense dark fruits, good structure, tannin and acidity. This wine is balanced and will evolve well over the next few years.
2015 vintage
Taster #0607 · Jan 8, 2022
86/100
Pretty astringent. Was good, but was hoping for more. Oak, leather dark fruit, blackberry
2015 vintage
Taster #2153 · Dec 12, 2020
92/100
Lots of dark fruits. Full-bodied with a good finish. Tannic bite requires another few years in the cellar.
2015 vintage
Taster #0443 · Jun 28, 2020
Yummy dark cherry upfront and spicy
2015 vintage
Taster #8188 · Oct 21, 2018
Mellow cherry fruit, soft earth, hints of Mushroom. Beautifully aged Sangiovese; richer full body. Middling acid. Long, silty finish. Not eye-popping, but it sure doesn't suck either. Drink by next year.
2004 vintage
Taster #6577 · Oct 14, 2017
91/100
Deep brooding nose of mushroom and umami. On the palate dark cherry integrated nicely with earthy components. Lighter in finish than I was expecting given that other profiles. Missing that final lift at the end.
2004 vintage
Taster #0133 · Dec 10, 2016
The wine had turned. Sad, had a bottle about 10 years ago and it was supple, balanced. The wine looks light brown colored. The legs are fast. There is heavy sediment in the bottle.
1990 vintage
Taster #7728 · Nov 12, 2016
88/100
Kirsebær, lær, sitron, litt moreller. Middels fylde, lang og syrlig.
2009 vintage
Taster #4016 · Oct 17, 2016
89/100
The wine was dark ruby in colour and offered red and dark fruit, vegetal notes, dark chocolate, coffee, spices and soy sauce on the nose. On the palate the wine showed cherry, blackberry, black currant, coffee, cocoa powder, vanilla, soy sauce and tobacco, with fine, dry, tannin, fresh acidity and very good length of the dry and slightly bitter finish. A full-bodied, ripe, thick and oaky red in the typical Banfi style. Great concentration, but generic, without soul or personality …
2004 vintage
Taster #9217 · Apr 24, 2016
85/100
Winewankers BYO (Vegards House) : Dark red core, little to no transition. Massive nose. A little pungent, hints of metal. Voluminous palate that dampens tasting elements. Small hints of fruit. This wine is still young.
2009 vintage
Taster #5837 · Feb 26, 2016
93/100
Towering excellence
2004 vintage
Taster #6396 · Nov 7, 2015
92/100
VDEV annual winedinner (Ås, Norway) : Ap: dark ruby red Ar: dark berries, plums, spices and wood FB, balanced with high level of tannins Good length with a nice raisin touch 50+4+13+17+8 Great supertuscan, which will improve with some more cellar time
2009 vintage
Taster #8066 · May 14, 2015
89/100
Dark red color. Big body with a nice balance of tannins, berries and acid. Nice and surprisingly tight wine with a good balance. Tasted with lamb barbecue which worked well.
2009 vintage
Taster #9750 · Mar 10, 2015
90/100
Stille some more years before next
2004 vintage
Taster #6608 · Feb 2, 2015
89/100
Tett fyldig og konsentrert. Mør rød, nesten svart. Sorte bær og plommer, litt kaffe og lær. Intensiv frukt og flott støttende syre, føles frisk. Flott struktur med finkornede tanniner. Fin lengde og bra kompleksitet. Flott vin med fint balansert fatbruk, dog litt mye vaniljetoner helt i avslutningen.
2009 vintage
Taster #7598 · Jan 30, 2015
84/100
This is a pretty standard Sangiovese blend. Not good, not bad not anything really. Don't spend your money on this.
2004 vintage
Taster #2458 · Jan 24, 2015
90/100
Rubinrød, litt brun i kant. Mørke bær, noe krydder på nesen. Smak: tett, tydelig, konsentrert med god fylde. Saftig, mørke modne bær - solbær, bjørnebær. Tertiæraromaene fra fatet er ikke like fremtedende som forventet, men kommer frem på en balansert og god måte. Over middels tanninivå i retning av sort te, som seg hør og bør på mange av de "italienske"(supertoscaner). God lengde. Drikkeklar nå, men kunne også tålt lagring et par år til.
2009 vintage
Taster #6735 · Jan 10, 2015
94/100
Really good allround wine
2009 vintage
Taster #5391 · Jan 3, 2014
87/100
Dark garnet color. Musty aroma. Dry with minimal fruit and chalky/dusty flavor. Definitely a food wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #5830 · Oct 28, 2013
This was somewhat controversial. A number of tasters like it a lot, others thought it was closer to rubbish (bottle quality was excellent, comments were on the wine). Would have been interesting served blind. I thought it decent, but nothing to write home about.
1990 vintage
Taster #8844 · Dec 31, 2012
91/100
More structured and early stage than I might have expected. Hard to pick the shrimp but the cab and sang is there in spades; dark brooding berry fruits, dry and savoury, dry classy tannin. A hint of sweeter fruit to finish. Very classical and built for the traditional palate.
2004 vintage
Taster #5391 · Nov 25, 2012
89/100
Clear,dark garnet color. Musty dark fruit aroma. Nicely integrated dusty fruit flavor with silky tannin and lengthy finish. A refined super Tuscan blend.
2004 vintage
Taster #5751 · Jul 14, 2012
85/100
Nase: Teenoten Gewürze Geschmack : feine Frucht etwas Kirsche am Gaumen weich mittlerer Abgang
1990 vintage
Taster #5391 · Jan 2, 2012
Dark garnet color. Musty fruit aromas. Dry with minimal fruit and chalky/dusty flavor. Definitely a food wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #3734 · Jan 6, 2011
88/100
WCC 1990 Tuscan Reds (Dorato's Resturant, Guilderland, NY) : Tasty, balanced, sour cherries. A pleasant wine.
1990 vintage
Taster #0634 · Oct 27, 2010
92/100
Just tasted a 2004 Castello Banfi Summus from Sant' Antimo. You can taste the rich Tuscan earth with hints of toasted oak, currant, and blueberry. It has a medium-to-full body with flavors of dark chocolate, oak, spice and scorched earth. Very well-balanced with just the right acidity and a long, mineral-filled finish. Delightful, complex, fantastic! Drink now until 2014.
2004 vintage
Taster #9038 · Aug 5, 2010
91/100
Very nice chianti, with notes of fruit, nice soft velvety tannins, and enjoyable texture and taste that coated the mouth, yet wasn't too thick or viscous
2004 vintage
Taster #6622 · Jan 30, 2010
90/100
Decanted for 1 hour. Really nice nose of cinnamon and cherry. Silky smooth and pleasant, if not mind-blowing, wine.
1990 vintage
Taster #6440 · Nov 3, 2009
94/100
Decanted. Very expansive nose of tar, leather and raspberry. It really opens with air...Lots of fruit with tobacco notes on the palate. Nice depth and length...Very nice wine and showing much better than my previous bottle.
1990 vintage
Taster #3714 · Sep 12, 2009
89/100
A lot of dark fruit on the nose, cherries and plums with some licorice. The mouthfeel is silky smooth but has some heat in the back end, extremely long and persistent finish. Will improve hopefullywith time. Quite tannic and austere, an OK wine!!!
2004 vintage
Taster #1571 · Nov 3, 2008
90/100
Retailer wine tasting (Lots of TNs incl. 05 Torre Muga, 05 Guado al Tasso, 06 Achaval Mirador, 05 Pintia, etc.) (Monterrey, Mexico) : Caramel and hint of barnyard in nose. Medium to full bodied, dirty aroms in finish.
2004 vintage
Taster #5636 · May 11, 2007
89/100
A step up following a dull bottle of Viticcio Monile. Garnet color and a cherry and brambly aroma. Lively tart cherry fruit with resolved tannins and good length. A wine that could only come from Tuscany with a bit of dried herbs and backbone of acidity. I nice mature super Tuscan probably at its peak but not relevatory.
1990 vintage