#ricasoli

[victorianrob]

Castello di brolio 🏰

[kakivino]

Ricasoli 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colledilà

Absolute cracker of a sangiovese, with a bouquet to die for. Red and black cherry, florals, thyme, blood orange, incense and mocha soar above a flinty backdrop. Masterfully composed to the core with brilliant acidity and refined tannins. Depth, precision, tension, flow, you name it, this sinewy yet sleek red has it all. Well, almost.

From fruit grown on alberese soil. The pick of the bunch out of Ricasoli's outstanding trio of terroir-specific Gran Selezione featured in Asiaeuro's 25th anniversary wine fair. — ★★★★½

Appellation: Chianti Classico Region: Chianti, Toscana, Italy Subzone: Gaiole Cépage: 100% Sangiovese Abv: 14% Production: 14,000 Élevage: 22 months in 30% new French oak tonneaux Distributor: Asiaeuro

Critic Reviews:

The 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colledilà is another terrific wine in this range from Brolio. It marries energy with depth, showing plenty of nuance as well as character. Dark red cherry/plum fruit, mocha, tobacco, blood orange and incense all run through this deep, fleshy Gran Selezione. The 2019 Colledilà is one of the best wines I have tasted from Brolio in some time. Antonio Galloni (Vinous, 07/22) 94

The Barone Ricasoli 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colledilà continues a long tradition of Colledilà excellence. It is bright medium-dark, saturated ruby-red in colour. The deep, perfumed and complex nose offers a compelling array of red cherry, raspberry, herbs, licorice, violet and spice aromas. Chewy and lush on entry, then firm and elegantly austere in the middle, it exudes a sappy set of raspberry and spice flavours complicated by a mineral and delicate herbal element. The finish lingers nicely with repeating notes of sweet cherry and forest floor, enlivened by notes of violet and redcurrant. A really knockout, highly promising Sangiovese wine that is still very young, lay this away in a good cellar for another six to seven years to get it at its best and enjoy for at least another decade after that. Ian d'Agata (Terroir Sense, 09/22) 96

The Barone Ricasoli 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colledilà exudes an elegant fruit profile, but the wine is not without significant intensity and concentration too. With Sangiovese from clayey limestone soils rich in calcium carbonate and poor in organic matter, this wine also boasts that beautiful minerality that we saw in the others. Delicate berry fruit cedes to crushed oyster shell, dark spice and campfire ash. To the palate, the wine is high, firm and long. Drink: 2024-2042. Monica Larner (Wine Advocate, 02/23) 97+

Distinctly savory, this red delivers grassy, thyme and menthol aromas and flavors allied to notes of cherry, strawberry and loam. Angular and dense, with the fruit component emerging with air, this is long, complex and deftly balanced, revealing an aftertaste of cherry, berry, mineral and herbal accents. Best from 2025 through 2043. 1,000 cases made, 60 cases imported. Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator, 09/22) 97

The Ricasoli 2019 Colledila Gran Selezione Chianti Classico is my favorite of the three Ricasoli Gran Selezione, because of the purity and precision of the fruit and aromas. Colledila comes from Sangiovese grown on 7.62 hectares of vineyard at 380 meters above sea level, facing south-east and on a clayey, limestone soil, rich in calcium carbonate and clay and poor in organic matter. The fruit aromas and flavors are cooler and bluer with sweet violet notes together with ripe cherry and bitter cherry flavors. Beautiful floral aromas fill the glass on standing and swirling. On the palate there is a lovely, gentle texture and weight and a fresh burst of acidity which starts from the middle and continues to the finish. The tannins are very finely textured and yet clipped, clean and very upright giving a firm, refined finish. This, together with mouthwatering freshness from the acidity and a pure, just-ripe, wild cherry quality to the fruit (crunchy rather than overripe) makes for a very lovely, classy example of Sangiovese! Drink 2024 to 2044. Susan Hulme (The Wine Independent, 09/22) 96

Sourced from a vineyard located at 320m on pure alberese soils, Colledilà displays captivating scents of bramble fruits, sweet violets, lavender and wet earth energised on the palate by well-extracted tannins. A hint of chocolatey oak frames the succulent dark fruit to the core, rounding out the edges and adding to this modern-style wine’s silky texture. It finishes with repeating notes of balsam herbs. Drinking window 2023. Raffaele Mosca (Decanter, 10/22) 95

Very aromatic. Fresh and sinewy with lots of acidity and muscularity. Some stoniness. Very fluid. Jancis Robinson (Jancis Robinson, 06/23) 17

[madonnacelestiale]

Madonnino delle macchie

— presso strada vicino Ricasoli, vicino a Montevarchi

4 gennaio 2020

Ricordo gentilmente offerto da Luca Tanzini - Abracadabra Zine

#madonnacelestiale #beataverginemaria #auspicemaria #gennaio #gennaio2024 #ricasoli #montevarchi #valdarno #arezzo #toscana #abracadabrazine #lucatanzini

[mywinepal]

Challenge of the Red Titans Seminar at VanWineFest 2024

Challenge of the Red Titans #Seminar at @VanWineFest 2024. @Tommasiwine @barone_ricasoli @PIOCESARE1881 @michelechiarlo @marchesimazzei @FrescobaldiVini @AllegriniWinery #Amarone #Brunello #Barbera #ChiantiClassico #winelover

This seminar, Challenge of the Red Titans, was fun.  It was held Friday afternoon and we had spent the week preceding with serious discussions of Italian wines.  We deserved a dash of fun, but the seminar still provided us with valuable information about Italian red wines.  We learned a bit about how the big Italian blockbuster wineries are reshaping themselves towards a more lyrical and uplifted…

[creativitytakescourages]

Degustazione con storia . . . #castellodibrolio #ricasoli #toscana #chianticlassico (at Castello Di Brolio - Cantine Barone Ricasoli) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNxOghtTLJNvB5p-rJa_RiPlxjxqQW1VvfY6I0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[falcemartello]

Attenzione a questo dettaglio.

Gente che sostiene che non si è ciò che si è, ma ciò che si percepisce, sta cercando in ogni modo di spiegarci che la cerimonia non è ciò che tutti abbiamo percepito, ma ciò che per loro categoricamente è.

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[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Love how Bindaccio Ricasoli describes Cavalcanti re: Ficino’s De Amore:

[ltwilliammowett]

Storm hits the Ricasoli Breakwater Lighthouse in Valletta, Malta. 24 February, 2019, by Kurt Arrigo

[honeygrahambitch]

Be careful if you visit this little narrow street (Chiasso Ricasoli), there's an old woman who will start screaming from one of the balconies even if you in fact are not making any noise lmao

[stardustndreamsofsilver]

Makes You Happy

Sammy x Reader (f)

Warnings: angst, allusion to cheating

Find All Part Here

“Hey beautiful, you ready?” Sam asks as he walks into the bedroom.

“Yeah, just about.” You say looking up from your phone and locking it. “Will you help me with this necklace?”

Sam smiles and walks over, taking the necklace from you. He delicately wraps it around your neck and fastens the clasp. Leaning down, he kisses the nape of your neck. Straightening back up, he looks at you through the mirror of your vanity and smiles, wrapping his arms around your waist.

“I don’t know how, but you’re even more breathtaking than you were before.” He says resting his chin on your shoulder.

You reach up and touch the side of his face. “You mean that?” You whisper.

“From the bottom of my heart.”

With that, you stand and grab your purse. Sam takes your hand and leads you out to the car. The drive was quiet, but Sam thinks nothing of it. When you reach the restaurant, Sam parks the car and gets out. Jogging around the car, he opens your door and holds out his hand. You take it and smile as he helps you out of the car. He slides his arm around your waist and the two of you go inside.

Once inside, Sam lets the host know that he has a reservation and you’re seated right away. You’re tucked into a corner in the back. Taking your seat, Sam helps push your chair in. When you’re settled, he takes his own seat. The waiter comes almost instantly asking what they can get the two of you started with. Sam orders Ricasoli Barone Tuscana for the two of you. Writing down the order, the waiter leaves.

Sam reaches across the table, holding out his hand. You smile and take it. He rubs the back of your hand with his thumb.

“I missed you so much, it’s so good to be home.” He smiles.

“I missed you too.” You say with a small smile. Letting go of his hand, you place yours in your lap. Looking down at the table, you start to study the wood grain of the table.

“What’s wrong babe?” Sam questions.

“It’s nothing, it can wait until we get home.” You say, looking up at him with a smile.

“No, tell me. Do you not like this place? We can go somewhere else if you’d like.” He offers.

“Really Sammy, it’s fine.”

“Okay. But you’ll talk to me when we get home?” 

“Yes, I promise.”

The two of you enjoy the rest of dinner and Sam seemingly forgets all about the tension from the beginning of the meal. When you were finished, he takes you to your favorite dessert place and gets a sampler box to go. Taking dessert with you, he takes you back home. Taking your hand when you got out of the car, he leads you to the backyard to have a picnic under the stars. Laying the blanket he’d stashed on the porch out on the ground, he sits down and pats the spot next to him. You smile and sit down beside him.

After enjoying a few bites, Sam asks, “So, what was bothering you earlier?”

“Not right now Sam. Let’s just enjoy this.” You say, your mood instantly changing.

“Babe, please. Just talk to me.”

Hesitating, you shake your head and breathe deeply. You knew he wouldn’t drop the subject again, so you decided to not fight it. Pulling out your phone, you pull up the image you’d been looking at earlier before Sam helped you with your necklace. It was a picture of Sam and a girl from the band they’d been touring with. The girl he’d become fast friends with and hardly ever stopped talking about.

Holding up your phone, you let him see it. In the picture, they’re kissing.

You pray there's another explanation. That what you were thinking was completely wrong. That it was innocent. He was innocent.

When he sees it, his face drains of all color.

“Is she really just a friend?” You whisper.

“Don’t do this.”

With a shaky breath, you say “She’s beautiful. I hope she makes you happy.”

He tries to say something, but you don’t hear him. The look of guilt when he saw the picture was enough. Standing up, you turn and walk into the house.

Grabbing a bag, you pack some clothes. All the while, Sam is begging you to stay, to forgive him. Tears running down his face, he gets on his knees and hugs your legs in an attempt to make you stay. With tears falling and heart clenching, you gently remove his arms.

Not saying a word, you get your bag and purse. You walk out of the bedroom and out of the house. Him following close behind. Ignoring his cries, you get in your car and leave.

The last image you have of Sam is of him in the front lawn on his knees face in his hands.

[mothmiso]

2018 Malta (2) (3) (4) by Tibor Lelkes

Via Flickr:

(1) The best view of Valletta is in my opinion from Manoel island. This island is connected to Sliema by a small bridge. It is an excellent spot to escape the crowds and enjoy the warm sea and do some sunbathing. Also an impressive fort is located on the island: Fort Manoel. (3) (4) Fort Saint Elmo is a star fort in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli. It is best known for its role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565.     

[victorianrob]

Castello di Brolio

[1five1two]

'View of Fort Ricasoli, Malta'. Luigi Galea. 1847-1914.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.15 (before 1900)

763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. 923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. 1184 – The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King Magnus V of Norway is killed. 1215 – King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta. 1219 – Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. 1246 – With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria. 1300 – The city of Bilbao is founded. 1312 – At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba. 1389 – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians. 1410 – In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor. 1410 – Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage. 1520 – Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. 1607 – Virginia Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks. 1648 – Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1667 – The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. 1670 – The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta. 1752 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown). 1776 – Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania. 1800 – The Provisional Army of the United States is dissolved. 1804 – New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain. 1834 – The looting of Safed commences. 1836 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. 1846 – The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean. 1859 – Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers. 1864 – American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins. 1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km2) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by the family of Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. 1877 – Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures. 1888 – Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors. 1896 – One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.

[mywinepal]

Chianti Classico Wines at VanWineFest 2024

#ChiantiClassico Wines at @VanWineFest 2024 #sangiovese #somm #winelover @Dievole @Fontanafredda_ @FrescobaldiVini @castgabbiano @ricasoli_1141 @roccadellemacie

There will be several wineries from the Chianti Classico region attending VanWineFest 2024.  What do you know about this style of wine?  I have some background information for you, followed by a list of wineries from the region that you can visit at the International Festival Tasting Room.  Cin cin. About Chianti Classico Wines 4 Chianti Classico wines Nestled in the heart of Tuscany, Italy,…

[rockchick94]

On January 21st, Screen Malta will be letting people visit the Gladiator 2 set at Fort Ricasoli so it seems they have wrapped filming here

They are still looking for extras so filming hasn't finished