2019 Barone Ricasoli "Casalferro" Toscana (Merlot)
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91JD
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James Suckling
Reviewed July 2022Super aromas of fresh violets, black olives, crushed raspberries and blackberries. Hints of dried flowers, too. Full-bodied, yet compact and polished, with superbly crafted tannins that compress the palate, giving it a fine-velvet texture. Tight and focused. Most precise and sophisticated Casalferro ever. This needs at least three or four years to show what it has, but great potential. Best from 2026.
Professional Reviews
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Decanter
A blend of Merlot grown in three distinct sites in Gaiole in Chianti, with elevations up to 500m above sea level and exposures ranging from south to north, gives Casalferro's new multi-vineyard identity a cool, breezy direction. Like Ricasoli's other top wines, it's vinified in stainless steel and long-aged in tonneaux, 30% new. Blueberry, plum and red and black berry scents mingle with wildflowers, spices and a hint of roasted coffee beans. Stony and sapid in the mouth, it's all about elegance with beautiful cool blue fruits accompanied by a touch of creaminess on the mid-palate, then a long, super-fresh and poised finish. ‘Like a Sangiovese,’ says Francesco Ricasoli proudly. (JB)
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Wine Advocate
The Barone Ricasoli 2019 Casalferro flaunts its potential in a classic vintage. Made with all Merlot, the wine's DNA is shaped by the variety, but territory also plays a huge role in this presentation. You know you are drinking a wine from Tuscany thanks to a delicate flutter of aromas that includes wild cherry, purple fruits, violet and spice. This wine lends an Italian personality to a French grape. (ML)
94
Vinous
The 2019 Casalferro (Merlot) is terrific. Ripe dark cherry/plum fruit, licorice, spice, new leather, menthol and mocha are nicely dialed up in a generous, plush Merlot that offers plenty of Chianti Classico vibrancy. (AG)
Notes
Casalferro 2019 is made entirely from Merlot selected from three Ricasoli vineyards in Gaiole in Chianti: Vigna Casalferro, Vigna Pecchierino and Vigna Sodacci. The sites lie at 400–500 metres, with sandstone and alberese limestone soils. The grapes were picked by hand between September 13 and 18. Fermentation included 14–18 days of skin contact, followed by 21 months in tonneaux, 30% new. The wine was bottled on April 22, 2022.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Merlot |
| Origin | Super Tuscan, Tuscany, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 2034493 |