2017 | Ruffino | Riserva Ducale Oro

Description

Red Wine: 2017 | Ruffino | Riserva Ducale Oro

Ruby red with garnet hues. The wine expresses a distinctive Tuscan bouquet of violet, cherry, and plum, with aromas of chocolate and spice.

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Producer: Ruffino

Ratings: WA | 91WE | 92

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Sangiovese

Country/Region: Italy, Tuscany

Ruby red with garnet hues. The wine expresses a distinctive Tuscan bouquet of violet, cherry, and plum, with aromas of chocolate and spice. Intense aromas of violet, blackberry, cherry, and ripe plum with intriguing notes of cinnamon and clove. Classic elegance and structure in which the fruit, tannins, and spices form a tightly woven balance, with a lingering finish of chocolate and coffee.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: With its distinctive gold label, the Ruffino 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Riserva Ducale Oro enjoys a long history and is one of the original global ambassadors of the Chianti Classico wine region. The bouquet is not banal; in fact, you get dark fruit, tar, mint and balsam herb that add to the direct and vertical appeal of this wine. The blend is 85% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and 5% Colorino.

• Wine Enthusiast: Made with 85% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and 5% Colorino, this opens with intense aromas of violet, black-skinned berry and leather. The elegantly structured palate offers ripe Marasca cherry, star anise and tobacco alongside fine-grained tannins.

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.