Winemaker Notes
The Rubiolo is characterized by its dark ruby red color. Strong cherry and wild berry aromas on the nose. It shows elegance and richness with its red cherries,mint, rosemary and roses notes. The Rubiolo is a vibrant fruit-driven wine.
Pair with cheese and pasta dishes.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Deep aromas of dark fruit, sweet spices, dried orange peel, hibiscus and iodine. The palate is juicy and tense, with a medium body and dusty tannins. Firm and lightly chewy at the end, it feels fluid and easy to drink. From organically grown grapes.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The organic Gagliole 2023 Chianti Classico Rubiolo is the entry-level red made with Sangiovese. It shows floral aromas with herbal background tones of rosemary and lavender. It has a Mediterranean character but remains lean and easy to drink. This is a hot-vintage expression with fruit sourced over 10 hectares of vines.
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
One of the first wine regions anywhere to be officially recognized and delimited, Chianti Classico is today what was originally defined simply as Chianti. Already identified by the early 18th century as a superior zone, the official name of Chianti was proclaimed upon the area surrounding the townships of Castellina, Radda and Gaiole, just north of Siena, by Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany in an official decree in 1716.
However, by the 1930s the Italian government had appended this historic zone with additonal land in order to capitalize on the Chianti name. It wasn’t until 1996 that Chianti Classico became autonomous once again when the government granted a separate DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) to its borders. Ever since, Chianti Classico considers itself no longer a subzone of Chianti.
Many Classicos are today made of 100% Sangiovese but can include up to 20% of other approved varieties grown within the Classico borders. The best Classicos will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and be full-bodied with plenty of ripe fruit (plums, black cherry, blackberry). Also common among the best Classicos are expressive notes of cedar, dried herbs, fennel, balsamic or tobacco.