The best wines of Chianti Rùfina

Discover the best wines of Chianti Rùfina of Toscane as well as the best winemakers of Chianti Rùfina and estates of Chianti Rùfina to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Chianti Rùfina and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Chianti Rùfina by region

Looking for a good wine of Chianti Rùfina of Toscane among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Chianti Rùfina. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Chianti Rùfina with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Chianti Rùfina

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Chianti Rùfina

Red wines from the region of Chianti Rùfina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Chianti Rùfina

On the nose the red wine of the region of Chianti Rùfina. often reveals types of flavors of cream, sweet tobacco or peach and sometimes also flavors of apples, cigar box or camphor. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Chianti Rùfina. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • 1973With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1967With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1974With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1981With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • Sangiovese
  • Colorino del Valdarno
  • Merlot
  • Malvasia
  • Malvasia Nera
  • Canaiolo Nero

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Chianti Rùfina

A wine route planned in the region of Chianti Rùfina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Chianti Rùfina.

Discovering the wine region of Chianti Rùfina

The wine region of Chianti Rùfina is located in the region of Chianti of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Selvapiana or the Domaine Castello del Trebbio produce mainly wines red, sweet and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chianti Rùfina are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chianti Rùfina often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or peach and sometimes also flavors of apples, cigar box or camphor.

In the mouth of Chianti Rùfina is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 43 estates and châteaux in the of Chianti Rùfina, producing 100 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chianti Rùfina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great pink wines of Chianti Rùfina

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Chianti Rùfina

Pink wines from the region of Chianti Rùfina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), sauté of pork with carrots and potatoes or rabbit with prunes.

The best vintages in pink wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • Merlot
  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Chianti Rùfina

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Chianti Rùfina

Sweet wines from the region of Chianti Rùfina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pot roast, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or ham and cheese omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Chianti Rùfina

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Chianti Rùfina. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • 2001With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Chianti Rùfina

  • Trebbiano
  • Malvasia
  • Sangiovese
  • Canaiolo Nero

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News from the vineyard of Chianti Rùfina

Errazuriz wine photographer of the year revealed

Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...

Chianti Classico DOCG raises the bar: Producers to add new subzone and Gran Selezione 

In 1932, the Italian government expanded the boundaries of Chianti to incorporate neighbouring territories where grapes and chianti-style wines had long been produced. And in 1967, four years after the enactment of the Italian DOC system (Denominazione di Origine Controllata), the first official Chianti DOC was created, including seven sub-zones: Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Rùfina, Colli Aretini, Colline Pisane and Montalbano, plus the original Chianti Classico. The entire area was elevated ...

North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought

Springtime brings the so-called ‘Caldaia di Maggio’ to Barolo, a noise similar to a kettle simmering that is caused by evaporating water in the soils. This year, however, it’s unlikely that this phenomenon will occur. Drought is affecting the entire north of Italy; predominantly the Langhe but also Valpolicella and Franciacorta. Not even Tuscany is spared. The vineyards are lacking the reserves of water that their soils usually contain at this time of year. Winter passed without snow in almost a ...