The wine is matured in new barrels and casks for 18 months

Today it is the largest winery in the Chianti Classico area: Brolio Castle, where Baron Bettino Ricasoli invented the Chianti formula in 1872, is surrounded by 1,200 hectares in the communes of Gaiole and Castelnuovo Berardino. Valleys, hills, woods of oak and chestnut trees, 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 hectares of olive groves, all enjoying the beauty and the wide variety of soils and climate in this central Chianti area.

“We are one of the few wineries in the Chianti Classico area capable of producing wines with personality that are very different from one another, though all produced in the same area. The credit lies in its multifaceted-nature that allows us to bring out very different characteristics of a particular variety as well as its natural flair for quality. It is a very old concept: the Romans called it ‘genius loci’, today we talk about terroir.” -Francesco Ricasoli