Chianti Classico – 2023 vintage and late releases

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...