Ricasoli Chianti Classico Brolio DOCG

"Aromas of dark cherries, mocha, leather and tea leaves. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Lively and fresh, with lots of red cherries and berries on the centre-palate and a flavourful finish. Typical for an outstanding Chianti Classico." James Suckling

• Winery: Ricasoli - Rocca Guicciarda
• Varietal: 95% Sangiovese, 5% Colorino
• Region: Chianti Classico DOCG, Toscana, Italy
• Vintage: 2020
• Alcohol: 14%
• Volume: 750ml
• Closure: Cork
• Food match: Roast pork, lamb chops & game meat; Prosciutto & salami; pasta with meat sauce; grilled vegetables; semi-aged cheeses

Winery notes - Intense ruby red colour. Hints of flowers and red fruit aromas emerge. The palate is rich, with smooth tannins and well-balanced acidity. The savoury notes are typical of the terroir of Brolio.

Ricasoli is the most representative wine producer in the Chianti Classico area. With its gentle hills, velvety valleys and thick woodlands of oaks and chestnuts, the 1,200 hectares of property include almost 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 of olive groves.

Ricasoli is the most representative wine producer in the Chianti Classico area. With its gentle hills, velvety valleys and thick woodlands of oaks and chestnuts, the 1,200 hectares of property include almost 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 of olive groves. This creates a continuous succession of colours and hues around the Brolio Castle, which is located within the town limits of Gaiole in Chianti. Since 1993, Baron Francesco Ricasoli has been guiding this central Tuscan company in innovative challenges. This has been done with the deepest respect for his renowned ancestors who have made this territory great, Bettino Ricasoli first and foremost. Francesco Ricasoli, current owner and President of the company, has generated new ideas and concepts to render the vineyards sustainable. The ongoing study of soil types and the clonal selection of the Brolio Sangiovese are among his greatest passions, and he has totally renovated the vineyards and completely mapped them. The new wines are therefore the expression of research carried out with the same scientific rigor of his illustrious ancestor but with a contemporary spirit, like a runner receiving the baton and carrying it forward with renewed energy.

• 94/100 Points - The Wine Independent (2020 vintage)
• 93/100 Points - Falstaff (2020 Vintage)
• 93/100 Points - Raffaele Vecchione, Wines Critic (2020 Vintage)
• 92/100 Points - James Suckling (2020 Vintage)
  
• 90/100 Points - Wine Spectator (2020 Vintage)
  
• 92+/100 Points - 2021 Gardini Notes (2019 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2021 Falstaff (2019 vintage)
  
• 90/100 Points - 2021 Decanter (2019 vintage)
  
• 91/100 Points - 2021 James Suckling (2019 vintage)
  
• 93/100 Points - 2020 Wines Critic (2018 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2020 Falstaff - Trophy Chianti Classico (2018 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2020 James Suckling (2018 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2020 Vinous (2018 vintage)
  
• 93/100 Points - 2019 Wines Critic (2017 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2019 James Suckling (2017 vintage)
  
• 92/100 Points - 2020 Falstaff (2017 vintage)