Barone Ricasoli Bolgheri 2020

Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grape Variety: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 25% Petit Verdot
Alcohol Percentage: 14%
Viticulture: Organic Farming
Rating: 93+ Robert Parker Points (2016)

Climate: Mediterranean climate, characterised by hot, dry summers, mild winters, little snow, and abundant sunshine
Terroir: Bolgheri is a tiny village just inland from the western Tuscan coast with a storybook renaissance castle but no train station. Bolgheri was awarded DOC status in 1983. Red, white and dessert wines are made in this appellations, and many of the most renowned are the Super Tuscans made from blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese and other red varietals. A distinctive Tuscan terroir
Ageing: Aged for 8 months in barrique

Color: Ruby red color
Nose: Elegant nose of cherries, blackberries distinguished by spicy nuances and hints of tobacco
Palate: Excellent body with a tannic grip and persistent long texture

About the Winery:
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.

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.