Poggio Mura Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2016 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised wild boar ragu, grilled Bistecca alla Fiorentina, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic estate of Castello Banfi in the southern hills of Montalcino, the Poggio alle Mura Riserva is a monumental expression of 100% Sangiovese. The wine is named after the majestic 13th-century medieval fortress, Castello di Poggio alle Mura, which stands as a sentinel over the vineyards. This bottling represents the pinnacle of Banfi's pioneering clonal research into Sangiovese, begun in the 1980s to identify the finest biotypes for the estate's unique mosaic of soils. Grown in a single vineyard surrounding the castle, where sandy clay soils are rich in limestone and marine fossils, the grapes benefit from a warm microclimate tempered by sea breezes. The wine undergoes meticulous fermentation in hybrid wood-and-stainless-steel tanks, followed by aging for approximately 30 months in French oak barriques and casks, and further refinement in the bottle. The result is a profound, structured red that seamlessly blends historical heritage with modern viticultural excellence.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Sangiovese