Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Docg Sangiovese

Tasting Notes This complex and deep red wine is characterized by sweet cherry and red berry fruit notes with delicately spiced hints of tobacco leather cedar white pepper and a touch of flint. It’s well balanced on the palate with velvety tannins firm acidity and a lingering finish of rosemary and figs. Its structure will allow it to age for many years. THE STORY This fabled Ruffino wine has been one of our most prized since it was first released in 1927. Riserva Ducale is crafted using modern winemaking techniques to enhance traditional Italian methods and is widely acknowledged as a benchmark for Chianti Classico Riserva. Why this name? Ducale means ‘duke’ in Italian. Riserva Ducale honors the Duke of Aosta who braved a journey over the Alps to taste the Ruffino wines that he had heard so much about. He was so impressed by the wine that in 1890 he appointed Ruffino as the official supplier to the Italian royal family. This honor is not only reflected in the wine’s name but