Barone Ricasoli
Brolio Riserva
Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva
2020
Vintage
Varietal
Sangiovese
Where it is, October 2026
At Peak: inside the peak window (2026-2039), within the full drinking arc.
The current exact-vintage Barone Ricasoli technical sheet provides production and technical context but no drinking window or individual-bottle condition assessment. Those claims remain unavailable.
The ‘20 Brolio Riserva.
A 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva from Barone Ricasoli, made entirely from Sangiovese and aged for 18 months in tonneaux.
Cellared Ageability Index (CAI) drinking timeline
Storage and bottle condition can shift the experience.
The peak window sits inside the broader full drinking arc.
Tasting note
Barone Ricasoli identifies Brolio Riserva 2020 as a 100% Sangiovese Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva. The winery’s exact-vintage technical sheet records vineyards at 300 to 400 metres above sea level, with south to southwest exposures and soils strewn with stony fragments. It describes a rainy, cold autumn, mild winter, cold early spring, very hot and dry summer, late-August showers, and warm September conditions with diurnal range. Grapes were harvested from 21 to 28 September 2020.
The 2020 vintage
Barone Ricasoli reports that 2020 fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 24°C to 27°C with 14 to 16 days of skin contact. The wine aged 18 months in first- and second-passage tonneaux. Its listed technical figures are 13.5% alcohol, 5.31 g/L total acidity, pH 3.36, 27.74 g/L net dry extract, and 2,110 mg/L total polyphenols as gallic acid.
About Barone Ricasoli
It states that Brolio Riserva is 100% Sangiovese from Chianti Classico and identifies varied, stony vineyard soils, altitude, exposure, harvest dates, stainless-steel fermentation, skin-contact duration, and tonneaux ageing. These are specific production and place facts.
Service & cellaring
- Serving Temp
- The current Barone Ricasoli 2020 technical sheet does not publish serving-temperature guidance.
- Decanting
- The current Barone Ricasoli 2020 technical sheet does not publish decanting guidance.
- Cellar Storage
- The current Barone Ricasoli 2020 technical sheet does not publish numeric cellar-storage guidance.
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Frequently Asked
What grape is in Barone Ricasoli Brolio Riserva 2020?
Barone Ricasoli identifies the 2020 Brolio Riserva as 100% Sangiovese.
Where is it from?
The producer identifies it as a Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva.
How was the 2020 made?
The technical sheet lists stainless-steel fermentation with 14 to 16 days of skin contact, followed by 18 months in tonneaux.