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Ruffino was born in 1877 in Pontassieve from the intuition of two cousins, Ilario and Leopoldo. Their ambition is that the wine appreciated in their lands can also please those who do not have the good fortune to be able to taste it every day, and live, perhaps, very far. It was an immediate and swirling success, built on the goodness of the wines and on an entrepreneurial foresight in the uncommon times. In fact, the Ruffino cousins' wine was immediately liked so much, so that in 1895 in Bordeaux the gold medal was awarded at the Chianti Ruffino. Successes follow each other and already at the beginning of the twentieth century these successes lead to identify Ruffino as a synonym of Italian wine in the world through Chianti. These are the years of the birth of a true icon of Italian enology, Riserva Ducale, which in 1927 celebrates one of the most illustrious admirers of Ruffino, the Duke of Aosta who had chosen this wine to lay the tables of the court of the Italy King. Riserva Ducale is just one of the imprints left by Ruffino in the history of Italian enology, also marked by the iconic fiasco, the bottle symbol of the entire category of Chianti, known in the world thanks to Chianti Ruffino.
Chianti Rufina is a sub-area of the Chianti Denomination and recognized since 1716 by the announcement of the Grand Duke Cosimo III. It includes the hills south-east of Florence and in particular the municipalities of Dicomano, Londa, Rufina, Pelago and Pontassieve, where the historic Ruffino cellars have always been located. The straw-lined flask - today...
Dalle uve selezionate alla raccolta sono stati ottenuti mosti e vini base che, sapientemente uniti in blend, sono stati vinificati secondo il metodo Charmat, che consiste in una ri-fermentazione naturale in tank d'acciaio pressurizzate. Questo processo, della durata di ca un mese, sviluppa e preserva gli aromi fruttati tipici del vitigno Glera.
The grapes selected at the harvest were vinified according to the Charmat method, which consists of a natural re-fermentation in pressurized steel tanks. This process, which lasts about a month, develops and preserves the fruity aromas typical of the Glera grape.
From organic grapes entirely produced in the vineyards of the Poderi Ducali di Ruffino Veneto estates. The soils of the La Duchessa estate are rich in clay which gives elegance and acidity to the wine, while the sandy soils of Ca 'del Duca give minerality and freshness, all fundamental characteristics and perfect for an excellent and pleasant prosecco.
The grapes selected at the harvest were vinified according to the Charmat method, which consists of a natural re-fermentation in pressurized steel tanks. This process, which lasts about a month, develops and preserves the fruity aromas typical of the Glera grape.
The first phase of Moscato production is a traditional white vinification. The second stage uses the Charmat method for secondary fermentation in tanks, the wine is bottled under pressure to produce fine, slightly sparkling bubbles and to preserve the fresh and fruity characteristics of the Moscato Bianco grapes.
The starting ingredient for the creation of the Vermouth Antica Ricetta selected by Ruffino is a Tuscan IGT white wine. This is then fortified with alcohol until it reaches an alcoholic strength of 17%. Subsequently, it undergoes a slow and careful infusion process with over 25 highly selected ingredients, which help create the unique taste and aromatic...
Ruffino has chosen, as the first ingredient for its Amaro, a Tuscan IGT red wine, blended and left to rest in a slow infusion for many weeks, with over 30 rigorously selected ingredients to give Amaro Antica Ricetta a unique and unmistakable taste.
The presence of olive trees of particular quality, has made it possible to produce, in addition to the EVO oil of Chianti Classico DOP, also the Laudemio category, a concept of extra virgin olive oil from central Tuscany, produced according to strict regulations.
Ruffino bases its oil production on the Santedame estate, a micro-area located in the area historically called "Conca d'Oro" due to the particular shape of the land, which gives excellent quality to the products that come from this area.
Chianti is perhaps Ruffino's most historically important wine. The first of the reds produced by Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino, the one that made the company known not only nationally, managing to find space in the then small US market. A red that over time has become an ambassador of Italian good taste, the flag of a tradition that has lasted for over a...
A myth of the fabulous' 60s, a name that for decades has meant the whole category of rosés. This is Rosatello. "Rosatello has four great characteristics: fruit, freshness and drinkability. The fourth is the possibility of combining it with almost any dish throughout the year. This is in summary his real secret "Gabriele Tacconi, Enologist Ruffino.
A wine must always express the territory it comes from. When this place is the Conca d'Oro of Castellina in Chianti, this wine can only be one.
A variety of the North meets the Tuscan soil to give life to a unique union. A white of great pleasure, simple but with a great personality.
Ruffino's tribute to the Tuscan tradition of sweet wine for drying, the symbol of Tuscan hospitality par excellence.
Modus is one of the jewels we are proud to produce. It is an intense and complex wine, pleasant since the early years but also destined to evolve in grace and subtlety, modern and yet deeply Tuscan. It's our supertuscan. Magnum.
Modus is one of the jewels we are proud to produce. It is an intense and complex wine, pleasant since the early years but also destined to evolve in grace and subtlety, modern and yet deeply Tuscan. It's our supertuscan. Jéroboam.
Since 1947, the Riserva Ducale Oro represents a reference point for any Chianti Classico thought to be fully enjoyed after decades. Another pioneering vision of Ruffino, today a great classic. Magnum.