The Ricasoli company is the oldest Italian winery founded in 1141. In 1872 Baron Bettino Ricasoli invents Chianti, the company has an area of ​​1,200 hectares between the municipalities of Gaiole and Castelnuovo Berardenga, including 235 hectares of vineyards and 26 hectares planted with olive trees. Since 1993 Francesco Ricasoli has renewed the qualities and personality of the great Brolio wines by inserting new labels. Land In the mid-90s Barone Ricasoli began a major renovation project of all the vineyards owned by him in the Chianti Classico, for a total of 235.83 hectares, with the inclusion of merlot and cabernet. Cellar It is located at the foot of the Brolio Castle, separated from the main body, used exclusively for winemaking. The modernization of the ancient cellars of Brolio was carried out according to a careful aesthetic and functional recovery of the original 19th century environments and a modern and technologically advanced organization of the spaces.