Barone RicasoliColledila Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione 2018

Product code: 14335
£64.30 inc VAT
Italy
Red Wine from
Tuscany, Italy
Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Tuscany
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Chianti
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Barone Ricasoli
Alcohol
Alcohol: 14.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Sangiovese
Grape: 100% Sangiovese
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Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Tuscany
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Chianti
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Barone Ricasoli
Alcohol
Alcohol: 14.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Sangiovese
Grape: 100% Sangiovese

Product Notes

Barone Ricasoli Colledila Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione is an outstanding Italian red wine that comes from the world-renowned Chianti region of Tuscany. This Gran Selezione is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes, which are carefully selected and harvested from the best vineyards of the estate. The wine is then aged for 18 months in French oak barrels to give it a full-bodied flavor and intense aroma of dark fruits, vanilla, and spice. Its smooth and long-lasting finish is a testament to the exceptional quality of this wine. Barone Ricasoli Colledila Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione is an elegant and complex wine that is perfect for pairing with rich dishes or sipping on its own.

Tasting Notes

A beautiful nose that shows dark plums, vanilla, tar, tobacco and spices. Full-bodied and very powerful with punchy tannins, but some real integration to the agile fruit and acidity. The complexity and depth at the end is breathtaking

About the Winery

Barone Ricasoli

Located in Brolio, the Barone Ricasoli Wine Estate is located across 240 hectares that have witnessed the planting of vines since 1141. That’s over a 1000-year wine-producing history that we are talking about! Today, if you want to taste the rich and authentic Tuscany Chinati Classico wines in their purest forms, you have to drink the wines created at Barone Ricasoli.

Brolio, found in the Chianti area Classic, is known for its strategic location, climate, diverse soil qualities and rich terroirs. You might be surprised to know that this region contains over 19 different soil qualities.  These soil types are categorised into five unique areas that are geologically far different from each other. 

Located in hilly areas, the vineyards of Ricasoli can be found at an average altitude of around 200 to 500m above sea level. Since they face the southwest region, they experience a continental climate with very hot and dry summers all through the year.  Sangiovese is the main grape varietal produced here, as the natural climatic conditions and terroirs are great for producing this fruit. Within a single territory (Brolio), Barone Ricasoli produces many types of unique and elegant wines, which bear testimony to the richness of the terroirs here.

The vineyards of Barone Ricasoli are located across these five regions:

Macigno Del Chianti, Casalferro Vineyard – Sangiovese, Merlot, Chardonnnay are grown on the Arenarie soils here

Tuscan Scaglia – Sangiovese is grown on the Argillite di Brolio soils here

Monte Morello, Colledila Vineyard – Alberese soils known for their clay content here are ideal for growing Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Marine Deposits, Roncicone Vineyard – Pliocene sandy soils known for their mineral, stone and organic matter content are ideal for growing Sangiovese

Ancient River Terrace, CeniPrimo Vineyard – Known for its Pliocene – Pleistocene silty soils, this region is known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese varietals. 

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