Banfi makes this in Montalcino, in southern Tuscany, and it sits outside the strict appellation rules on purpose. Toscana IGT is the label a Tuscan estate uses when it wants to blend beyond the local grape, and this one brings Sangiovese together with Cabernet and Merlot. The 2020 vintage is the current release.
- Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot — a Super Tuscan blend.
- Toscana IGT, the flexible Tuscan designation.
- 2020, a warm and generous vintage in Tuscany.
- 13.5% ABV, medium body, dry.
- Medium tannin, medium acidity.
How it is made
Sangiovese gives the blend its backbone and its savoury edge. Cabernet and Merlot fill it out, adding weight and a rounder mid-palate. The result is a wine built for earlier drinking than a straight Sangiovese from the same hills.
How it tastes
Red cherry and plum lead, with an earthy note underneath and a touch of tobacco. The tannins are firm but not aggressive, and the oak shows as soft spice rather than sweetness. Medium in body, dry through to the finish.
Good to know
The term Super Tuscan was coined in the 1970s for wines that broke the old rules, planting Bordeaux varieties in Tuscany and labelling them as plain vino da tavola because the regulations had no place for them. Those wines changed Italian wine law, and the IGT category was created partly to give them a proper home.
Contains alcohol.
