Casalferro 2019

Description

Still red wine from Tuscany IGT, 14.5% ABV, produced by Ricasoli 1141. 100% Merlot. 0.75 L bottle, 2019 vintage. A wine that embodies the history of Chianti Classico, produced by the most representative winery in the area. Thermoregulated fermentation at 24-27°C with maceration on the skins for 14-18 days. Aged for 18 months in oak barriques and tonneaux. The nose is distinguished by intense balsamic and spicy notes. Cocoa, pepper, licorice, and cinnamon blend with the fragrance of ripe red fruit. Intense and brilliant ruby red color. On the palate it is powerful and pleasant, with red fruit mingling with spices and the sweet, elegant tannins of the wood used for aging.

Details

Perfume

The nose is characterised by intense balsamic and spicy notes. Cocoa, pepper, liquorice and cinnamon blend with the fragrance of ripe red fruit.

Color

Intense, brilliant ruby red.

Taste

Powerful and pleasant on the palate, the red fruit mingles again with the spices and sweet, elegant tannins of the wood used for ageing.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Ricasoli 1141

From this winery

• 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. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Ricasoli 1141 Casalferro 2019
Type	Red still
Denomination	Toscana IGT
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Merlot
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Ricasoli 1141
Origin	Gaiole in Chianti (SI)
Climate	Altitude: 350-400 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Brown soils with a fine loamy-clayey texture, extremely calcareous, sub-alkaline pH. Poorly supplied with organic matter, well drained, very skeletal and with average available water capacity.
Harvest	At the beginning of September, the Merlot was harvested, starting with the vineyards with the ripest grapes and ending with those located in the highest areas.
Fermentation temperature	24-27 °C
Wine making	Temperature-controlled fermentation at 24-27 °C with maceration on the skins for 14 8 days.
Aging	18 months of ageing in oak barriques and tonneaux.
Allergens	Contains sulphites