Centine Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Assorted Italian antipasti and cured meats, grilled seafood, and fresh Mediterranean salads.
✨ Technical Specifications
Castello Banfi, founded in the late 1970s by the Italian-American Mariani brothers, is legendary for modernizing Tuscan winemaking. The Centine line takes its name from a historic, nineteenth-century stone farmhouse located on the sprawling estate in the southern hills of Montalcino. Centine Rose is a contemporary expression of Tuscan terroir, typically blending the region's signature Sangiovese with international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes undergo a brief maceration on the skins to extract a delicate pink hue, followed by fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. This process avoids oak contact entirely, preserving the bright, primary fruit characteristics of wild strawberry, fresh cherry, and subtle floral notes that define this refreshing, dry Tuscan rose.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1978 by Italian-American brothers John and Harry Mariani alongside consulting enologist Ezio Rivella, Banfi transformed the viticultural landscape of southern Tuscany. Centered around the medieval fortress of Castello di Poggio alle Mura in Montalcino, the estate spans over 2,800 hectares, with approximately one-third under vine. The soils present a complex mosaic of calcareous clay, sand, and marine deposits along the Orcia and Ombrone river valleys, exposed to warm Mediterranean breezes and balanced diurnal shifts. Pioneers of rigorous Sangiovese clonal zoning, Banfi has expanded beyond Montalcino into classic regions across Tuscany and Piedmont. Certified sustainable under the Equalitas standard, the producer combines technological precision with meticulous parcel selection. While renowned globally for benchmark Brunello di Montalcino, Banfi exhibits equal dexterity across diverse white and sparkling expressions, ranging from traditional-method Alta Langa and Cuvée Aurora sparkling cuvées to coastal Vermentino like La Pettegola and crisp, mineral-inflected Cortese from Piedmont.