In the glass
Aroma: red cherry, orange peel, chocolate, violet
Palate: sour cherry, dark plum, graphite, sweet spice
The Ricasoli flagship: pure Sangiovese with red-cherry and orange-peel aromatics over a graphite acid spine and soft, layered tannins.
What it pairs with
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Bistecca alla fiorentina
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Sangiovese acidity cuts the marbling; the tonneau-spice register matches the charred crust. -
Wild boar pappardelle
Tonneau spice and dark plum land cleanly on game ragu. -
Aged pecorino with chestnut honey
Pecorino salinity sharpens the wine's red-cherry lift; chestnut honey echoes the orange-peel note.
History
Ricasoli launched the Gran Selezione tier as the new top of the Chianti Classico DOCG pyramid in 2014, with Castello di Brolio as its flagship single-cuvee at the apex. The 2019 vintage was the first to use exclusively indigenous estate yeasts.
- 1141 — Ricasoli family acquires Castello di Brolio
- 1872 — Bettino Ricasoli codifies the original Chianti formula at Brolio
- 2014 — Chianti Classico Gran Selezione introduced; Castello di Brolio elevated to that tier
Facts
- Producer
- Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio
- Grapes
- Sangiovese (100%)
- Classification
- Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione
- Oak
- 23 months in 500-litre French oak tonneaux, around 30 percent new, then four months in bottle
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 70 to 110 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2019
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- James Suckling 96 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)