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Event:\u00a0 Wine Maker dinner with Ruffino “50 Years of Chianti Classico Riserva”<\/p>\n
Location:\u00a0 Potetkjelleren, Bergen Norway<\/p>\n
Date:\u00a0 Tuesday April 21, 2009\u00a0 19:30<\/p>\n
Lighting: Very, very dim candle-light, therefore, it was rather difficult assessing the color concentration on the wines<\/p>\n
Hosted by Christian Bottegal & Gabrielle Tacchoni<\/p>\n
Vintages tasted:\u00a0 2005, 1999, 1990, 1985, 1977, 1955<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n I felt fortunate to be invited to this tasting because I have never had the opportunity to taste a vertical of Chianti’s like this going back 50 years! I have to admit that I can remember often drinking the Ruffno Riserva Ducale Oro in the early to mid-90’s, but haven’t tasted the wine since, so I thought that this was an incredible opportunity to see what I have been missing and to see how their wines age.\u00a0 I also have to admit that I didn’t expect much from a 50 year-old+ Chianti.\u00a0 I was expecting a very light-colored, way past it’s prime Chianti. Read on to find how the Chianti’s were holding up and what they were paired with!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First, a bit of history (from the brochure given to us in the beginning of the event): Back in 1890, Italy’s Duke of Aosta, who regularly passed through Tuscany on his travels to Rome, was so impressed with Ruffino wines<\/a> that he issued a “Ducal certificate” naming the winery as the preferred supplier to his court.\u00a0 Ruffino crafted well-structured red wines specifically for the Duke’s demanding palate (the “Duke’s Reserve”), which became the inspiration for the wine’s orginal name when released in 1927:\u00a0 Riserva Ducale Chianti Stravecchio.<\/p>\n Riserva Ducale is the only Italian wine that is allowed to include the word “Riserva” in its name, because the name existed long before the production rules of Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico Riserva.\u00a0 Meticulous selection of the finest Sangiovese grapes, and ever more stringent quality controls led naturally to the creation of Riserva Ducale Oro. The wine was first produced in 1947<\/strong>.\u00a0 Made only in outstanding vintages, Riserva Ducale Oro is a true expression of the heart of Tuscan wine.<\/p>\n Our historical vintage tour of Ruffino’s Riserva Ducale Oro took us through 3 courses plus a starter and a dessert. The starter was paired with a Pinot Grigio<\/a> and a Chardonnay<\/a> (both un-oaked) from other Ruffino Estates. Here’s the first course:<\/p>\n