Chianti Classico – 2023 vintage and late releases
Thursday 15 May 2025
• 7 min read
A challenging vintage with unexpected results, plus an update on the 2022s. Come back tomorrow for reviews of the new-release Riserva and Gran Selezione wines. Sophie Conte of Tregole in Castellina is pictured above.
The Consorzio of Chianti Classico puts on a brave face in its vintage report for 2023, the year that pretty much the whole of Italy (as well as France) was hit by a peronospora attack of epic proportions, in some cases wiping out as much as 80% of a region’s output. They point out the region’s advantages of high-elevation and well-ventilated vineyards, and go even further...
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