Ruffino

Pontassieve · Firenze (FI)

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Established

1877

Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino (cousins)

Yearly production

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multi-estate (Tuscany)

Location

Pontassieve, province of Florence — east of Florence in the hills where the Chianti Rufina and Chianti Classico zones meet

Firenze (FI)

Vineyard area

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estates across Chianti Classico and other Tuscan zones, Sangiovese-led

Appellations

Chianti Classico DOCGChianti DOCG

History

Cousins Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino founded the house at Pontassieve, near Florence, in 1877, building it around the commercial shipping of Tuscan wine. Its Chianti won gold medals at international exhibitions in the 1880s (Milan 1881, Antwerp 1885), and in 1890 the Duke of Aosta, impressed by the wines, named Ruffino an official supplier to the Italian royal family.

In 1927 the house released the first vintage of Riserva Ducale, named in honour of the Duke's patronage; the Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale and its top selection Riserva Ducale Oro remain the wines most associated with Ruffino. Ruffino is also credited as one of the first Chianti houses to export to the United States.

Today Ruffino works estates across Tuscany, with Chianti Classico at its core alongside Chianti and other Tuscan appellations.

Wines

Illustrative selection

Riserva Ducale

Chianti Classico DOCG · Sangiovese-based

The house's historic riserva, first released 1927.

Riserva Ducale Oro

Chianti Classico DOCG · Sangiovese-based

The top Gran Selezione / riserva selection.

Ruffino Chianti

Chianti DOCG · Sangiovese-based

The widely exported Chianti.

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