Colvecchio
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked wild boar ragu, roasted rosemary lamb chops, or aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched hills of southern Montalcino, Banfi's Colvecchio is a pioneering expression of Syrah in Tuscany. While Montalcino is world-renowned for Sangiovese, the Mariani family of Castello Banfi recognized the incredible potential of international varieties in their unique microclimate. Planted on the clay-limestone slopes of the Colvecchio vineyard, these Syrah vines benefit from hot days and cooling maritime breezes. The wine is crafted using Banfi's innovative 'Horizon' hybrid French oak and stainless-steel fermenters, followed by meticulous aging in French oak barriques. This process marries the grape's natural spicy, dark-fruit character with a refined, velvety structure, representing a bold, modern chapter in Tuscan winemaking history.
🍾 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.