Tuesday, February 26, 2008

SummuS Sant'Antimo '99- Castello Banfi

While homebound after my husbands' surgery, we've decided to 'keep on tasting' the precious wine we have in our cantina. This time we've opened a famed Tuscan wine from Castello Banfi; SummuS Sant'Antimo Doc, 1999 to be exact. After the wine was allowed to breath a bit, or even a little bit prior, we've come to our verdict- a brilliantly Ruby red colored wine, with garnet highlets, this Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah mix left wonderful frutty profumes of mature cherry, strawberry, rasberry, and plum, and also that of dried viola and roses in our thought. With its time in barrique, a new bouquet of tabacco, cacao, cinamon, and cloves were added to this wines list of flavors. On the palate, (and I'd recommend that you give this wine time to open) it was ever so soft, but very tannic; in fact the tannicity covered the freshness and sapidity a bit which is why we have lowered our rating; however the persistence of fruits really made this wine a delight to drink.
Our vote 88-90/100

Ancora un vino e anche questo di grande valore gustativo, un vino della scuderia del Castello Banfi e precisamente SummuS Sant'Antimo Doc vedemmia 1999.
Una miscela rossa rubino con riflessi granati composta da Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon e Syrah che lascia dei profumi piacevoli di fiori appassiti: viola, in lontanza anche di rosa rossa, frutta rossa matura che confina nella confettura per poi arrivare al pepe nero e al tabacco. Al palato si presenta intenso avvolgente e forse dalla fretta di esser bevuto anche po' troppo tannico (segreto: la tannicità si attenua dopo appena una manciata di minuti), la sua traccia rimane molte persistente in bocca, ed è sicuramente un vino strutturato e di qualità.
Nostro Voto 88-90/100.

 

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