Wine Spectator:  Rated as Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style.  "Shows sweet blueberry notes, with mineral and lilac. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and vanilla and bright fruit flavors. Clean and racy. Best after 2010."  Oct 2009

Winery:  "A purple-flecked, dark red impresses the eye with its richness. The nose first conveys graceful floral notes of sweet violet and a tasty amalgam of sour black cherry, dried plum, and raspberry, which is soon enriched with spicy nuances of vanilla. A notably refreshing crispness marks the entire progression of the wine in the mouth, as well as dense-packed, youthful tannins that are, however, already quite well integrated into the structure. It concludes with a generous, warm finish."

Wired For Wine:  The Frescobaldi family has been honing their wine craft for more generations than we can count.  It shows in their stunningly delicious Frescobaldi Castello di Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Ruffina.  Prepare to be wowed by the masterful combination of rich, bright fruit, just the right amount of minerality, spicy vanilla, and lovely, fine tannins.  Proprio spettacolare!  Open your first bottle and revel in "700 years of Tuscany in a glass" while you dive into a generous serving of Prosciutto di Parma with lusciously ripe cantaloupe.  The gentle salt of the ham opposite the sweetness of the melon will pair gorgeously with the crispness and beautiful fruit of this Riserva Chianti Ruffina.  When deciding on the entree, make sure the word tomato is used generously.  Pastas with meats and tomatoes, slow-cooked chicken dishes, lamb and more will bring out the best in this Tuscan treasure.  If pasta is your choice, we suggest cavatelli with braised rabbit, parsnips and mint.  If everybody's hungry, you could follow that with chicken braised with tomatoes, olives and fennel.  To show off the amazing tannins in this Nipozzano, grill your favorite steak or barbecue some pork tenderloins.  The possibilities are endless.  If it's a lazy late summer supper, pizza with onions, pancetta and grilled porcini mushrooms will leave you wanting more.  Catch your breath and then open just one more bottle.  Savor it with a properly zesty aged Provolone and everyone will go home happy.  La vita è breve winelovers! Bere Ruffina Chianti!

Size:  750ml
Varietal:  90% Sangiovese, 10% Malvasia Nera, Colorino, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol:  13.0%
Ageing:  24 months in barriques
Region:  Chianti Rufina, Tuscany, Italy