Winemaker Notes
Intense ruby red in color with black walnut, vanilla, and spice on the nose. Elegant and velvety tannins ensure a long, persistent, and enveloping finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Super aromas of fresh violets, black olives, crushed raspberries and blackberries. Hints of dried flowers, too. Full-bodied, yet compact and polished, with superbly crafted tannins that compress the palate, giving it a fine-velvet texture. Tight and focused. Most precise and sophisticated Casalferro ever. This needs at least three or four years to show what it has, but great potential. Best from 2026.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Barone Ricasoli 2019 Casalferro flaunts its potential in a classic vintage. Made with all Merlot, the wine's DNA is shaped by the variety, but territory also plays a huge role in this presentation. You know you are drinking a wine from Tuscany thanks to a delicate flutter of aromas that includes wild cherry, purple fruits, violet and spice. This wine lends an Italian personality to a French grape.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2019 Ricasoli CASALFERRO TOSCANA shows a deep ruby color; muscular dark fruit aromas with well-integrated oak; full bodied, firm, and packed on the palate, with concentrated black fruit flavors and impressive depth; structured yet polished, with a long, authoritative finish; a natural match for a grilled bistecca alla Fiorentina or a prepared ribeye, where the wine’s structure and oak stand up to the richness of the meat, while a slow-braised beef ragù over pappardelle would bring out its depth and savory intensity. (Tasted: March 28, 2026, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
A rich, dark expression of Merlot, this red walks the line between austerity and generosity, the latter gaining ground as this builds to the fine finish. Dense, with the tight texture working in tandem with black cherry, blackberry, iron and spice flavors. Best from 2025 through 2038. 750 cases made, 150 cases imported.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Made from Merlot, the 2019 Casalferro is a deep reflective magenta color and is perfumed with aromas of fresh violets, blueberry, red plum, cedar, and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, it’s plush with ripe tannins and a savory earth tone on the palate and has structure and an expanding feel. It has a good finish.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.