Ricasoli 1141 - Winegrowers in Chianti Classico

A name linked to wine since 1141, Ricasoli has been included in the official ranking of the longest-lived family businesses in the world, among which it represents the oldest Italian winery. The character who more than any other marked the fate of this company is Baron Bettino Ricasoli, a politician of the Risorgimento who made the history of Italy and of wine: President of the Council of the Kingdom of Italy after Cavour, we owe him the formulation of the blend based on Sangiovese, with which Chianti wine was produced for almost 150 years and to which the current production disciplinary is still based today. History, tradition but also research and innovation, the keywords that identify the company today. It has been led by Francesco Ricasoli since 1993, who, just like his illustrious ancestor, aware of the great potential of the area, believed in and invested in the zoning project that gave life to "I Cru di Brolio". Colledilà, Roncicone and CeniPrimo, three unique expressions of Sangiovese from different soils, are today, together with Castello di Brolio, standard-bearers of the cellar, among the most awarded and appreciated wines all over the world.

Among the wines awarded and appreciated all over the world by Barone Ricasoli today, the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione "Castello di Brolio" (95 pt James Suckling) stands out, the flagship wine of the cellar, and the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione "Colledilà" (97 pt ) , 100% Sangiovese that comes to life from a 7-hectare cru, on a clayey-calcareous soil known as "Alberese".