Passionate Roots

A Family Story The Family

• The Banfi name comes from the aunt of Giovanni • It was Giovanni Mariani’s two sons, John and F. Mariani Sr., Teodolinda Banfi: she was the head Harry, who expanded Banfi Vintners, dedicating of household for Pope Pius XI and was a themselves to the production of quality and connoisseur of fine wine. She influenced and founded the Castello Banfi estate in inspired her great nephew Giovanni F. Mariani Sr. . with her passion. • Today the third generation, with John’s daughter • In 1919, in New York, Giovanni F. Mariani Sr. Cristina Mariani-May, and Harry’s son James founded a small company to import the of Mariani, looks after their Italian properties as well and , calling it Banfi Vintners in honor as the thriving import business in the US. of his aunt and mother. ITALY FACTS

• Wine has been produced in Italy for over 4,000 years • Ancient dubbed it “Enotria” - land of wine • Romans propagated the cult of Bacchus - establishing a flourishing wine trade thousands of years ago • Leading producer of wine in the world • Thousands of different wines are produced in Italy’s 20 regions • Hundreds of different varieties ITALIAN WINE LAWS Vini Varietali & Vino formerly Vino da Tavola EEC = Wine or Wine/Vini Varietali or Vini

• Simplest wines • On par with French Vin de Table/German Tafelwein • Few government controls • New EU rules allow for use of following with Country of Origin with/without date: - Cabernet - - - - - - Sauvignon - Wine - Red, White, Rose HOW ITALIAN WINES ARE NAMED

GRAPE VARIETY LAMBRUSCO, , , ETC. ITALIAN WINE TERMS

• CASTELLO - castle • ABBAZIA - abbey • ABBOCCATO - lightly sweet • CERASUOLO - light red (cherry colored) • ALBERELLO - refers to a free standing or staked vine • CHIARETTO - pale red (rose') that looks like a bush • CLASSICO - historic or "classic" growing area of a specific zone • AMABILE - semi- sweet, off-dry • - bitter • COLLE - hill • AMARONE - means “bitter” as in Amarone della • COLLI - hills to differentiate from the sweet dessert recioto wines • CONSORZIO - group of producers of a specific wine • ANNATA - vintage year • CORDONE - classic system of training vines onto wires - also • ASSAGIO - tasting known as spalliera • AZIENDA Agricola - farm, estate • D.O. - Denomination of Origin Laws passed by the Italian • BARRIQUE - small barrel Government on 12 July 1963 • BIANCO - white • D.O.C. - Denomination of Controlled Origin

• BOTTIGLIA - bottle • D.O.C.G. - Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin • BOTTE - large cask or barrel • DOLCE - sweet • BRICCO - Piemontese term for crest of a hill • ENOTECA - wine library, public or commercial • BRUT - dry () • CANTINA - or • ETICHETTA - label • CANTINE SOCIALE - wine cooperative • FATTORIA - farm or estate

• CASA VINICOLA - privately owned winery • FERMENTAZIONE - fermentation IMPORTANT GRAPES

Albana Grecanico Ribolla Gialla Italico Bianco Riesling Renano Chardonnay Sauvignon Coda di Volpe Inzolia Sylvaner Torbato Damaschino Moscato/ Moscadello Trebbiano Muller Thurgau Verdeca Erbaluce Nasco Falanghina Verduzzo Favorita Picolit Pagadebit (Bombino) di Oristano Friulano Pigato Vernaccia di Pinot Bianco Zibibbo (Moscato) Gewürztraminer Pinot Grigio (formerly ) Procanico /GRIGIO WINE VENETO

. Leader in DOC production . Premium production can be found in the western province of hills between Lake Garda and the town of ; in , Padova and ; and on the eastern plains of the Piave and Tagliamento River basins . Soave is the region’s most popular DOC/DOCG wine abroad . Italy’s heaviest concentration of Merlot is in the eastern plains . Standards for Italian have been set at the research station at Conegliano . DOCG’s Recioto di Soave, Bardolino Superiore, Soave Superiore Recioto di Gambellara, Conegliano-, Colli Asolani, Amarone della Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella, Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio, Lison, Malanotte Piave, Colli di Conegliano, Montello Rosso, Friularo di Bagnoli Maschio

Cantine Maschio is one of Italy’s leading producers of stellar quality Prosecco, known for delivering a fresh and lively Prosecco taste – which stands up even to the discerning palates of the Italians themselves. The Prosecco grape, which thrives in northeastern Italy’s Veneto region, delivers soft peach and melon flavors and is luscious from tantalizing start to refreshing finish.

Rive di Colbertaldo

TUSCANY OR TOSCANA

Montepulciano San Gimignano San Gimignano The Maremma Banfi in

The Bolgheri area is surrounded on one side by the beaches of the Tuscan Maremma and on the other side by the hills surrounding Castagneto Carducci: soils and microclimate that vary greatly, but come together to bring life to a wine of great character and unique personality. In this strip of land, native Sangiovese, along with some international vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, flourish.

It was not until 1944, after phylloxera had decimated across Europe, that the first vineyards were planted in the area. And the appellation was only officially recognized with a denomination of controlled origin in 1994, as a first example of an Italian "cru." Thus the Bolgheri phenomenon was born, represented by wines of intense and grand expression of "," deeply tied to the soil and climate of the territory where they grow.

And it is in this uniquely endowed winegrowing region, famous throughout the world, that Banfi has launched a new adventure. The vineyards, located south of Castagneto Carducci, are situated in an area that was once the realm of the Etruscans, that ancient and fascinating people who pre-dated the Roman tribes. The elegance of these people and their legends are the basis of Banfi’s experience in Bolgheri, giving life to the prized Aska, bringing together intensity, roundness and structure.

ABRUZZO

CERULLI SPINOZZI Torre Migliori d’ Cortalto

EMILIA ROMAGNA

Ottocento Nero FB Lambrusco February 10, 1950, nine wine producers from the agriculturally rich Emilia-Romagna region "united" to form the Cantine Cooperative Riunite.

TUSCANY OR TOSCANA Siena CASTELLO BANFI

Most Unique Vineyard Estate made up of a Constellation of Single Vineyards The Banfi Estate in Montalcino

• Banfi was founded in 1978. • Together with the Mariani family, Ezio Rivella, one of Italy's foremost enologists, the property improved its • From the beginning, the goal was to create a state-of- development. the-art winery combined with the most advanced science in the vineyards for the production of • In those years, John and Harry also purchased premium wines. Bruzzone, a historic winery in Piedmont, specialized in the production of sparkling wines, today known as Banfi . Our Philosophy

Tradition Passion Territory Innovation Quality “Tradition is not Innovation, No wonderful The Pursuit of The fruit of our about holding accompanied by work, available for on to the ashes but adventure could Excellence arises passion and tradition, the world to witness keeping begin or continue from essential make our adventure firsthand. the flame alive.” without passion, elements and the unique. Together with Jean Léon Jaurès which has fundamental other golden rules, it distinguished our starting points for represents our core values, which work here since the our adventure. distinguishes us in the beginning. world of viticulture and . Sustainability

Banfi … • maintains bio-diversity • is a constellation of single vineyards • uses Bio-Bed for the detoxification and biodegradation in • is the 1st producer in Italy to pioneer research on select washing of farm equipment Sangiovese clones • is strongly committed to controlling soil erosion, through • developed and patented hybrid fermentation tanks drainage ditches, underground drainage systems, stone combining stainless and walls and embankments • focus production on low-input and eco-balanced farming • has reduced water use by 80% and carefully manage water • reducing the greenhouse effect (Castello Banfi has the resources highest ratio of forest to cultivated lands among ALL • has the certification from vineyard through bottle European wine estates) 1978 – 2014: The Banfi Estate in Montalcino

A constellation of single vineyards

• 2.830 ha/6.993 ac of property

• 850 ha/2.100 ac of vineyards of which nearly 200 ha/494 ac are planted with Sangiovese grape

• 29 different 29 Soil Types

HEIGHT HEIGHT (150 Meters / 492 Feet) (350 Meters/1148 Feet) Clay, compact soil and mild temperature – more elegant wines Medium Blend and deeper soil – more flavored and full bodied wines

HEIGHT (200-350 Meters / 656-1148 Feet)

Sandy, Light and dry soil – more tannic and concentrated wines 2007 Monumental Finding: 5-million year-old vertebrae and ribs of a Pliocene era whale. Sangiovese & Montalcino

Sangiovese = • The Montalcino region seems to have ideal producing 8,300,000 bottles annually. conditions for ripening Sangiovese with • Brunello was the first to get the great potential for full ripeness. DOCG status. • The Brunello in numbers: the producers • In addition to Brunello di Montalcino, have grown from 41 in the late ‘60s with 71 another 100% Sangiovese wine is the Rosso ha /175 ac) of vineyards up to 209 today di Montalcino DOC. with 2.100 ha/5.189 ac of vineyards, Sangiovese clones at Castello Banfi

BF 30 JANUS 10 JANUS 50 The Sum is greater than than Partsits is greater Sum The Harvesting row by row, vine by vine Horizon: the selection

• The grapes, carefully selected and harvested grapes, an intense process that guarantees the only by hand, arrive at the winery in ideal exclusive use of raw materials that are in condition. absolutely perfect condition.

• The manual selection of the bunches is followed by selection of the individual Horizon

• The true revolution is embodied where fermentation the wood contributes to the wines overall character and takes place: the hybrid tanks are made with stainless steel expression. and wood. • Together, along with as other aspects of fermentation, • From this unique and inventive fusion of materials, the end result delivers wine that is less astringent, less Banfi captures the advantages of each. bitter, and softer. • Stainless steel provides optimal temperature control and The Wood

The choice The cut The seasoning The toasting of French oak at the Castello Banfi estate The temperature is lower The growth This is a crucial operation than usually used and lasts The wood will be exposed of these trees is strictly that has to be done by for a longer period of time to all weather conditions for regulated in the prestigious professionals. compared to normal 2 years, stacked in heptagon Allier, Nevers, Fontainebleau techniques, avoiding charring form to guarantee a and Tronçais forests and obtaining more uniform homogenous and constant of France’s results. qualitative evolution and Massif Central. seasoning. Wood Aging

The use of wood to enhance the characteristics of sangiovese and the other noble grapes

Allier Troncais Vanilla Fontainebleau 100 Cher 90 DIFFERENT EFFECTS ON THE BASIS OF: 80 70 60 • Geographic origin (Allier, Troncais…) Wood 50 Spices 40 30 20 • Grain (course/fine…) 10 0 • Seasoning (24/36…months) • Toasting (temperature and length) Tipicity Sweetness

Astringency What type of oak is this? Slavonian? French? Certification from vineyard to bottle

Results of the research and development of the estate are verified, communicated and shared both internally and with the greater community. Castello Banfi is the first winery in the world to be awarded international recognition for exceptional environmental, ethical and social responsibility (ISO 14001 and SA8000) as well as an international leader in customer satisfaction (ISO 9001:2000). Banfi affirms the idea that not only individuals, but the business itself, must support ethical values as part of the definition of its responsible behavior.

Our Hospitality

An extraordinary Tuscan experience. Our Hospitality

Our Enoteca/Wine Bar Dining The “Museum of The Balsameria recreates the atmosphere of a A classical Tuscan Bottle and Glass” Beneath the north wing of true shop where, restaurant in the shade of illustrates the various the Castello Banfi lies the alongside our estate still and our medieval castle of eras of glass production long, evocative sparkling wines, , extra Poggio alleMura. In a very through history, from Balsameria. In this place, virgin olive oil and Salsa pleasant atmosphere, our the 5th century BC to once used as a remote Etrusca, you will find menu offers the traditional our current day. storage for the castle, our numerous local artisan food dishes of Montalcino and precious Salsa Etrusca is and crafts. Tuscany. born and evolves. Castello Banfi Il Borgo

Rooms and suites Swimming pool La Pergola The Reading room

Relax in the ample rooms Our swimming pool The shade of our A silent space facing the and suites, designed and lords luxuriously over Pergola and the aroma inner courtyard of the original, embellished and the Sangiovese. of our lovingly white Castello, reserved decorated by hand, with roses offer a space from exclusively for Borgo premium fabrics and which guests can admire guests, offers a warm and exclusive accessories a stupendous panorama. peaceful atmosphere. which underline the inherent elegance.

CASTELLO BANFI VINEYARDS

BRUNELLO VINTAGE STARS 1990 ***** 2003 **** 1991 **** 2004 ***** 1992 ** 2005 **** 1993 **** 2006 ***** 1994 **** 2007 ***** 1995 ***** 2008 **** 1996 *** 2009 **** 1997 ***** 2010 ***** 1998 **** 2011 **** 1999 **** 2012 ***** 2000 *** 2013 **** 2001 **** 2014 *** 2002 ** 2015 *****

Dedicated to a finer wine world VENETO

PIEDMONT

Banfi Brut Cuvée Aurora La Lus L’Ardì d’Acqui Rosa Regale Principessa Gavia Gavi Principessa Perlante

LA ROSA VINEYARD

TUSCANY OR TOSCANA

AOSTA or VALLE d’AOSTA

Sardinia