Since 1877 - Award Winning Wines from the Heart of Tuscany
History
1877, in the village of Pontassieve, just outside Florence, two gentlemen founded the Ruffino winery. Their names are Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino, their dream to create the "ideal wine".
1890, the Duke of Aosta nominates Ruffino as official supplier of his noble tables thanks to the extraordinary quality of his Chianti Stravecchio.
1894, the Chianti Ruffino receives the gold medal in Bordeaux. An extraordinary case of Italian wine awarded in the French territory.
1927, the Duke and Chianti Stravecchio become an inseparable duo: Riserva Ducale is born.
1945, the story of Ruffino intersects with that of Italy. During the Second World War the cellars of Pontassieve are exchanged for the nearby station and destroyed by bombing.
1947, Ruffino produces the first vintage of Riserva Ducale Oro, prestigious further selection of its most ambitious wine. A wine produced only in the best years, refined for a long time and to drink after many years. A revolutionary concept for Tuscany at the time.
At the end of the '40s Ruffino acquired the properties of Poggio Casciano and Montemasso, thus undertaking the ambitious project of owning estates in the most prestigious Tuscan areas.
The '50s and' 60s are a difficult period in Italy, with the first reconstruction and the breakup of the sharecropping system then.
In these years Ruffino is a symbol of the Dolce Vita in Italy and abroad, where his wines reach over 100 countries and cheer the tables of Charles De Gaulle, King Gustav of Sweden and Queen Elizabeth.
1975, Chianti Ruffino changes clothes. The times and the tastes impose to abandon the historical fiasco but Ruffino does it introducing an innovative bottle.
An exclusive property that still holds: the Fiorentina bottle, whose shape pays tribute to the flask and pleasantly also recalls the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
1984, Chianti becomes a DOCG and, almost like a sign of destiny, it is a bottle of Chianti Ruffino to bring the first band, the number AAA00000001.
The 90s are a moment of splendor for Tuscan wines and also for Ruffino, which is a good symbol. The grandiose Colorino of Santedame gives life to the Romitorio and Modus is born, destined in the coming years to represent wonderfully the Supertuscan category.
Today Ruffino is a modern reality, owned by the American multinational Constellation Brands, whose wines can be tasted in over 90 countries.
For many Chianti means ChiantiRuffino, Riserva Ducale has recently made 80 vintages and is one of the best known Italian reds in the world while Modus has been included in the world ranking of the 100 best wines.
Since 1877 - Award Winning Wines from the Heart of Tuscany
History
1877, in the village of Pontassieve, just outside Florence, two gentlemen founded the Ruffino winery. Their names are Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino, their dream to create the "ideal wine".
1890, the Duke of Aosta nominates Ruffino as official supplier of his noble tables thanks to the extraordinary quality of his Chianti Stravecchio.
1894, the Chianti Ruffino receives the gold medal in Bordeaux. An extraordinary case of Italian wine awarded in the French territory.
1927, the Duke and Chianti Stravecchio become an inseparable duo: Riserva Ducale is born.
1945, the story of Ruffino intersects with that of Italy. During the Second World War the cellars of Pontassieve are exchanged for the nearby station and destroyed by bombing.
1947, Ruffino produces the first vintage of Riserva Ducale Oro, prestigious further selection of its most ambitious wine. A wine produced only in the best years, refined for a long time and to drink after many years. A revolutionary concept for Tuscany at the time.
At the end of the '40s Ruffino acquired the properties of Poggio Casciano and Montemasso, thus undertaking the ambitious project of owning estates in the most prestigious Tuscan areas.
The '50s and' 60s are a difficult period in Italy, with the first reconstruction and the breakup of the sharecropping system then.
In these years Ruffino is a symbol of the Dolce Vita in Italy and abroad, where his wines reach over 100 countries and cheer the tables of Charles De Gaulle, King Gustav of Sweden and Queen Elizabeth.
1975, Chianti Ruffino changes clothes. The times and the tastes impose to abandon the historical fiasco but Ruffino does it introducing an innovative bottle.
An exclusive property that still holds: the Fiorentina bottle, whose shape pays tribute to the flask and pleasantly also recalls the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
1984, Chianti becomes a DOCG and, almost like a sign of destiny, it is a bottle of Chianti Ruffino to bring the first band, the number AAA00000001.
The 90s are a moment of splendor for Tuscan wines and also for Ruffino, which is a good symbol. The grandiose Colorino of Santedame gives life to the Romitorio and Modus is born, destined in the coming years to represent wonderfully the Supertuscan category.
Today Ruffino is a modern reality, owned by the American multinational Constellation Brands, whose wines can be tasted in over 90 countries.
For many Chianti means ChiantiRuffino, Riserva Ducale has recently made 80 vintages and is one of the best known Italian reds in the world while Modus has been included in the world ranking of the 100 best wines.
Alauda is the contemporary face of enological Tuscany. A unique blend, which tells the uniqueness of the terroir of which it is an expression. Three vines, three distinct crus, one soul, for a wine that combines the past and the future.
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. Salmanazar.
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. Jéroboam.
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. Réhoboam.
A wine in which ancestral wisdom and modern winemaking techniques have always been based: Romitorio di Santedame Chianti Classico Gran Selezione.
Ruffino's Toscana IGT "Aqua di Venus" is born, just like Botticelli's Venus, from water, from the sea; the grapes that compose it grow, in fact, in the coastal area of southern Tuscany, where they breathe the pleasant Tyrrhenian breeze. The resulting wine is vibrant, of fine minerality and strong character.
Aqua di Venus is the result of a project aimed at enhancing a stringent aspect of Tuscany's expressiveness and precisely the strip of territory towards the south coast, the Maremma. The sometimes gruff character of the area is mitigated by the unparalleled grace of the bottle of artisanal invention. An exceptionally elegant white, which is at home in...
Very traditional as style, but also elegant in aromas, with typical and refined tones of black cherry and tobacco, and full but agile to taste.
Aqua di Venus is the result of a project aimed at enhancing a stringent aspect of Tuscany's expressiveness and precisely the strip of territory towards the south coast, the Maremma. The sometimes gruff character of the area is mitigated by the unparalleled grace of the bottle of artisanal invention. An exceptionally elegant white, which is at home in...
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...
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.
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.
Ruffino's Toscana IGT "Aqua di Venus" is born, just like Botticelli's Venus, from water, from the sea; the grapes that compose it grow, in fact, in the coastal area of southern Tuscany, where they breathe the pleasant Tyrrhenian breeze. The resulting wine is vibrant, of fine minerality and strong character.
Aqua di Venus is the result of a project aimed at enhancing a stringent aspect of Tuscany's expressiveness and precisely the strip of territory towards the south coast, the Maremma. The sometimes gruff character of the area is mitigated by the unparalleled grace of the bottle of artisanal invention. An exceptionally elegant white, which is at home in...
Sweetness and Nobility from the hills of Montepulciano. The quality of Prugnolo Gentile, the local name that Montepulciano producers attribute to Sangiovese, is supported by centuries of history. But it is also a modern phenomenon, recently rediscovered by consumers and critics.
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.
Ruffino has a great story to tell. A story made of Chianti, of long refinements and patient expectations. A story made up of visionary men who have opened roads in tradition, to renew it. A story made of ideas that become wines and wines that become icons. Today this story brings us a protagonist: Chianti Riserva.
Today Ruffino, always in the forefront not only for the quality of the wines but also for the defense of the environment in which it operates, has combined the historicity of Chianti with its production from organically-run grapes, thus giving further values and quality to the history of this mythical product.
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...
In the 1980s, after a long period of experimentation with international white grape varieties, Ruffino introduced this peculiar Chardonnay produced on Tuscan soil, characterized by unique notes of freshness. Libaio is mainly produced from grapes from the Ruffino La Solatia Estate, located near the medieval village of Monteriggioni, whose soil rich in...
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...