Placido Chianti DOCG 2018, Banfi Wines, Italy

Wine Tasting:- Connoisseur Special, ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ข๐๐จ, ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐Ž๐‚๐† ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita),  Banfi Wines, Montalcino, Italy.

๐๐š๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข, praised worldwide as the manufacturers of Brunello. A family owned winemaker situated in Tuscany. They gathered a coterminous domain of 2800 hectares. The family established their Castello Banfi grape plantation domain in Montalcino in 1978.

๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ข๐๐จ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ: Placido is a well-known brand among aristocrats and supports the heritage of the 13th century aristocrat Placido dei Placidi. When Siena defeated its rival Florence in the Battle of Montaperti in 1260, the hero of the day was Count Placido Placidi. His passion for wine and cooking is the inspiration for Placido to this day.

๐‚๐ก๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐Ž๐‚๐† ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Located  in the heart of Italy, in southern Tuscany. Chianti Wine pronounced the unmistakable Sangiovese notes. Stretching 160km from north to south, Chianti  covers much of Tuscany and intersects with some of the region’s most famous appellations. The border of the Chianti region today was formed in 1932. The region became the first DOC in Italy in 1963 and was promoted to DOCG in the 1980s. 

Wine: From the historic ๐“๐ฎ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐Ž๐‚๐† ๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ž. Ruby red with a strong violet scent. It is dry, well-balanced and has a dark fruit flavor. A blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Canaiolo Nero.

Photography, Content, tasting and presented by Sagar Sareen

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