Banfi

Castello Banfi was founded in 1978 by the Mariani family in Montalcino. The estate covers 1.272 hectares in Montalcino, of which 836 hectares are vineyards; further areas are used for fruit and olive cultivation, reforestation and organic arable farming, among other purposes. Banfi combines separate parcel management, yield limitation and careful grape selection with temperature-controlled vinification and oak-cask ageing. Its hallmark is the combination of research, technical cellar work and the protection of biodiversity.