Barone Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico DOCG 2021 / 2022

Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grape Variety: 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol Percentage: 13.5%
Viticulture: Organic Farming | Vegan Friendly
Rating: 92 James Suckling Points (2016)

Climate: Mediterranean climate, characterised by hot, dry summers, mild winters, little snow, and abundant sunshine
Terroir: The vineyards which produce the grapes for the Brolio label are planted in five geological areas at an elevation between 290 meters to 500 meters (853 to 1, 640 feet high) and with different exposures. Vineyard soils vary greatly but all are strewn with stony fragments adding mineral richness. This exalts the structure of the Chianti Classico vintage
Ageing: In stainless steel at controlled temperature of 24°C-27°C (75.2°-80.6°F) with 14-16 days of skin contact. Ageing for 9 months in tonneaus of second and third passage

Color: Intense ruby red color
Nose: Complex aromas of iris and violets, red fruit and balsamic scents
Palate: Soft, elegant and well-smoothed tannins in the mouth. A true expression of the territory with well balanced acidity and mineral tannins, before finishing long

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.