Wine Barone Ricasoli, “Brolio”, Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, 2018

Wine “Brolio” Chianti Classico Riserva, created in 2011 from grapes selected for the production of “Broglio” Chianti Classico. The result is a wine with the traditional character of the Chianti Classico Riserva category. Vineyards from which gather berries varieties Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is a blend of generators located in Gaiole in Chianti. The vines grow in the squares, altitude ranging from 280 to 480 meters. Soil areas are very different in composition, but the same in the presence of gravel, which provides a good natural roots of vines drainage.
The winter of 2011 the amount of precipitation and temperature readings were within normal limits, not unlike the mid-season. The first spring month was warm and rainy, but the end of April to May and there was no precipitation at all. Heavy rain last between June and July, helped save a good supply of water and allowed the vines to develop even earlier than usual. Very hot and dry August and cool nights in September completed the process of ripening of the grapes in time. As a result, Sangiovese shows the average level of acidity and a very high degree of extractable fruit. 2011 harvest was embodied in the wine of excellent quality.

Ricasoli family has ancient roots and is the fourth oldest in the world of family businesses. It is also the oldest company in Italy – Ricasoli family owns the castle Castello di Brolio with 1141. Ricasoli were among the first who devoted himself to the development of agriculture and viticulture. It is known that since the late 1600’s, the family made the first export in Amsterdam and England. And since the beginning of 1900 wine Broglio known and exported all over the world: from China to Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Costa Rica. One of his ancestors, Baron Bettino Ricasoli (1809-1880), nicknamed the “Iron Baron”, more than 30 years conducted research and experiments with the aim of producing high quality wines of Chianti, able to compete on an international level with the great French wines. Baron has fulfilled this mission to unlock the potential of the terroir Broglio, combining processes, applied science with the principles of winemaking. In 1867, wine Ricasoli won the first gold medal at the International Exhibition in Paris.

Activities Baron gave not just a boost to the development of winemaking in Chianti. In accordance with modern principles of economy and agriculture, Bettino Ricasoli contributed to the development of roads and railways in the region and many other progressive movements. “Currently, our research nearly a thousand years,” – says the great-grandson Bettino Ricasoli – Francesco, managing since 1993 the company, which owns 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 hectares of olive groves in the beautiful and rich diversity of soils and climate of the Chianti region. He continues the noble cause of ancestors, maintaining the quality and character of the great wines of Broglio, conducting tests, assessing the unique features of the area and its history, winning the highest awards world-class and giving a new meaning and culture