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Chianti Classico in 2021 – part 2

Maurizio Alongi in his Chianti Classico vineyard

Current Riserva and Gran Selezione releases – mainly 2018s and 2017s. Consultant oenologist Maurizio Alongi is pictured with his own vines near Gaiole. See also Chianti Classico in 2021 – part 1.

Walter writes Compared with the 2018 straight Chianti Classicos, the 2018 Riservas also seemed on the light side, while almost every wine I tasted seemed ready for immediate consumption. Even if they are a lovely drink, they are not living up to the Riserva category that suggests that prolonged bottle age is required for them to develop into more complex liquids. I doubt if time will bestow...