Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi

The Essentials At Cacchiano, the work is built on place, vintage, and family tradition, with Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi reading each harvest for what the year can legitimately support. The estate’s identity is carried through that restraint: wines shaped by the character of the season, anchored in the rhythms of the land, and kept in step with a continuity that lends them their quiet authority. Among the bottlings he makes there, Millennio is the one he names as his favorite: a Gran Selezione made from 100% Sangiovese, reserved for the very best vintages and released only when the year has earned the right.

Signature

The signature bottlings associated with Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi — Millennio, Chianti Classico DOCG Millennio 2020 Gran Selezione Gaiole, and Castello di Cacchiano Riserva — show how a single estate can be expressed in different registers without leaving its ground. Millennio carries the most concentrated definition, Chianti Classico DOCG Millennio 2020 Gran Selezione Gaiole brings a more exacting formal line, and Castello di Cacchiano Riserva speaks in the broader language of the house. Across them, the practice is disciplined rather than decorative: the vineyard, the season, and the long memory of family tradition are all allowed to remain visible, without losing clarity or poise.

In Their Words “The wines have remarkable typicity closely related to the area in which they were produced, to the unique characteristics of each individual vintage, and are respectful of my family’s traditions and the traditions of our land.” That line lays out the operating logic at Cacchiano: typicity first, vintage specificity second, and inheritance treated as part of the work rather than as a backdrop. In Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi’s phrasing, the wines are not trying to separate themselves from the place that made them. They are meant to carry its markers clearly, with land, year, and family held together in one continuum. “My favorite wine at Cacchiano is the Gran Selezione wine called Millennio, which is 100% Sangiovese; I produce it only in the very best vintages.” Millennio is presented here as a selective bottling rather than a routine release, and that selectivity is central to its role. The wine’s identity rests both on its 100% Sangiovese makeup and on the judgment involved in deciding when a vintage justifies production. In that sense, it functions as a measure of standard as much as a signature: a Gran Selezione that depends on restraint, timing, and confidence in the year itself.

FAQ What is Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi's craft? Winemaker — Castello di Cacchiano (Gaiole in Chianti, Italy).