2015 | Ruffino | Greppone Mazzi

Description

Red Wine: 2015 | Ruffino | Greppone Mazzi

Earthy aromas of truffle and sunbaked earth mix with camphor and a whiff of blue flower on this muscular red.

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Producer: Ruffino

Vintage: 2015

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Sangiovese

Country/Region: Italy, Tuscany

Earthy aromas of truffle and sunbaked earth mix with camphor and a whiff of blue flower on this muscular red. The dense, monolithic palate shows the heat of the scorching vintage, offering prune steeped in spirits, toasted coffee bean and grilled herb alongside close-grained tannins. The heat of evident alcohol closes the firm finish.

Producer Information

Ruffino is a large wine company based in Tuscany, producing wines from several regions in Central and Northern Italy. The company was founded in 1877 when cousins Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino established a small winery in Pontassieve near Florence. By the 1880s the company was regularly winning international awards and, in 1890, it became an official supplier to the Italian royal family. Ruffino purchased its first estate after World War II, and became the first to own estates in Chianti Classico, Montepulciano and Montalcino. The Gretole estate is almost entirely devoted to the flagship Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale Oro, while the Greppone Mazzi estate in Montalcino provides the company’s Brunello. It now farms around 600 hectares (1483 acres) split across six Tuscan properties; generic Chianti and Toscana IGT in all three colors are also produced. In Veneto, the La Duchessa and Ca’ del Duce estates were acquired in 2019. Here, 130 hectares (321 acres) are organically farmed and produce approximately 35,000 hectoliters each vintage. Constellation Brands have owned the company since 2011, having initially acquired a 40 percent stake in 2004.