Barone Ricasoli is the fourth oldest family wine estates in the world still run by its founding family and the first in Italy in the field of wine. The estate extends for over 1,200 hectares — the largest in Chianti Classico- of which 230 hectares planted to vine which lies within the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti. Francesco Ricasoli has been running the family firm since 1993, with the aim of breathing new life into the quality and personality of the great wines of Brolio, experimenting and highlighting the unique features of the territory and its history.