Barone Ricasoli CeniPrimo Brolio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2017 / 2019

Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
Alcohol Percentage: 14.5%
Viticulture: Organic Farming | Vegan Friendly
Rating: 100 James Suckling (2018), 97 James Suckling (2017), 94 Robert Parker Points (2017)

Climate: Mediterranean climate, characterised by hot, dry summers, mild winters, little snow, and abundant sunshine
Terroir: This Cru grows on the great valley of the River Arbia, in the southernmost part of the property. The soil, very distinctive and complex, originates from an ancient river terrace dating back to the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs. These are silty deposits, little evidence of stone, with the presence of clay, a little limestone and poor in organic matter
Ageing: The grapes are destemmed and transferred by gravity into 100-hl stainless steel open tanks and then inoculated with selected yeasts. Fermentation temperature 24-27°C with daily punching. Duration of fermentation and maceration on the skins is about 14-16 days. Aged for 18 months in 500-litre tonneaus of which 30% new and 70% second passage

Color: Intense ruby red
Nose: Beautiful nose with notes of tangerine peel, strawberries, rose petals, boysenberries, cranberries, red plums, cherries and dark spices
Palate: Refined on the palate with orange-rind undertones that permeate the entire palate. Balanced between power and finesse

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.