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Chianti Classico 2023 and 2024 – vintage reviews
Two notoriously difficult vintages, with very different outcomes. The image above, from Collezione Chianti Classico 2026 in Florence, is courtesy of the Consorzio of Chianti Classico. In February, at the...
Walter Speller
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