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Ricasoli 1141

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Gaiole Castello di Brolio 2021

Red still

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Denomination DOCG Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging 23 months in 500lt tonneaux of which 30% new and 70% second passage.
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Castello di Brolio is born in Tuscany, in one of the richest wine-producing areas in the entire Italian nation. Resounding from its very name, it is a still red with undisputed character, a DOCG Chianti Classico Gran Selezione to be precise, which has earned the distinction of being considered among the five best wines in the world. It comes from the prestigious cellars of Baron Ricasoli and comes to life in the vineyards located in the magical Gaiole, in Chianti, in the Chianti Classico area to be precise. The crops that concern it are distributed mostly on hilly territories that boast the merit of being considered among the most suitable for viticulture, for climatic and geological reasons. It is the fruit of a blend of extremely high-quality grapes, 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, which are fermented on the skins at a controlled temperature between 24 and 27°C for a maximum of 12 to 18 days. The careful processing to which it is subjected includes maturation in barriques and tonneaux for a full 18 months before it can be bottled. The host of numerous awards it has received makes Castello di Brolio a precious wine that deserves to be present on the tables of the most demanding connoisseurs, but also at the banquets of those who want to approach products of undisputed quality. This is a still red that should definitely be kept among the reserves in your cellar.

Awards

  • 2021

    91

    /100

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

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Ricasoli 1141
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  • Start up year: 1141
  • Oenologist: Carlo Ferrini
  • Bottles produced: 2.500.000
  • Hectares: 235
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. This creates a continuous succession of colours and hues around the Brolio Castle, which is located within the town limits of Gaiole in Chianti. Since 1993, Baron Francesco Ricasoli has been guiding this central Tuscan company in innovative challenges. This has been done with the deepest respect for his renowned ancestors who have made this territory great, Bettino Ricasoli first and foremost.

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.
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Name Ricasoli 1141 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Gaiole Castello di Brolio 2021
Type Red still
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage 2021
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Ricasoli 1141
Climate Altitude: 400-490 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-Southwest, South-East.
Soil composition Castello di Brolio is our great wine. It comes from the finest selection of Sangiovese grapes from the vineyards adjacent to Brolio Castle itself, which stand on three main geological formations: Macigno del Chianti (sandstone), Scaglia Toscana (marlstone), Monte Morello (alberese).
Cultivation system Spurred cordon.
Harvest The Sangiovese was harvested from 25 to 28 September 2018
Fermentation temperature 24-27 °C
Fermentation 14 6 days.
Wine making Fermentation and maceration on the skins in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of 24-27 °C for 14 6 days.
Aging 23 months in 500lt tonneaux of which 30% new and 70% second passage.
Total acidity 6.22 gr/L
PH 3.3
Dry extract 27.69 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites