{"id":5086,"date":"2020-08-11T09:41:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/11\/report-from-chianti-classico-anteprima-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T09:41:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:41:15","slug":"report-from-chianti-classico-anteprima-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/11\/report-from-chianti-classico-anteprima-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from : Chianti Classico Anteprima 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(February 2020) – Tuscany …<\/strong><\/em> Seems like it has been forever since I went to this tasting in Florence, Italy – and I do miss the country so much, it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder; but now let’s look at step one of this tasting and the reason we are all there – to taste the newest vintage of Chianti Classico.<\/p>\n

This year 198 wineries participated and 480 wines were on display: 214 Chianti Classico, 153 Chianti Classico Riserva and 113 Gran Selezione. Vintages ranged from the 2018 Chianti Classico to a 2007 Riserva. The tasting occurs over the course of two days during the Chianti Classico Anteprima 2020. It is the largest organized tasting of the week.<\/p>\n

Having focused for many years on the current vintage this year I shifted my focus, looking mainly at the Riserva and Gran Selezione … for the Annata wines I wanted to get a snap-shot of the vintage and tasted about 25% of them – as opposed to 100% of the Gran Selezione and 80% of the Riserva (reports for each can be found separately) – and will be linked to the bottom of this post once ready.<\/p>\n

2018 seems a drinkable but not very impressive vintage … that said it comes after some pretty stellar vintages like the 2015 and 2016, even 2017 was a lovely vintage (though it did have its challenges). The 2018s are a scattershot and one has to be familiar with the producer and their style to be comfortable with what is in the bottle.<\/p>\n

Interesting to note that the majority of the Chianti Classicos were from the tasty 2017 vintage (96 wines) – and those looking for drink-early Chianti should be looking at 2017, while they rest their 2016 and even their 2015 … the 2018 still need another year in bottle to fully integrate and hopefully at next year’s Anteprima we’ll have a better idea of what is happening in these bottles.<\/p>\n

Below is a list of the wines that truly represented, to me, the best of the Chianti Classico DOCG wines I tasted (in alphabetical order by producer \/ by star rating) – everything rated is a “finished” wine; “unfinished” or barrel samples are rated for potential on a Good\/Better\/Best scale and can be found under the star rated wines:<\/p>\n

(All scoring is out of 5 stars)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"ChiantiChianti Classico were a range of <\/strong>
2018 \/ 2017 \/ 2016 \/ 2015 \/ 2014 \/ 2013  (DOCG) …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three and a Half Stars …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cantina Castelvecchi 2017 Chianti Classico “Capotondo”<\/em><\/span>
Castelli del Grevepesa 2017 Chianti Classico “Clemente VII”<\/em><\/span>
Castello Vicchiomaggio 2018 Chianti Classico “Guado Alto”<\/em><\/span>
Conti Capponi 2017 Chianti Classico “Villa Calcinaia”<\/em><\/span>
Felsina 2018 Chianti Classico “Berardenga”<\/em><\/span>
I Sodi 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Isole e Olena 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Lamole di Lamole 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Ottomani 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Podere L’Aja 2016 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Poggio Bonelli 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Tolaini 2018 Chianti Classico “Vallenuova”<\/em><\/span>
Vignamaggio 2017 Chianti Classico “Terre di Prenzano”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Three and a Half Plus Stars …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banfi 2018 Chianti Classico “Fonte alla Selva”<\/em><\/span>
Carpineto 2018 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Monteraponi 2018 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Nardi Viticoltori 2017 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span>
Rocca delle Macie 2018 Chianti Classico “Famiglia Zingarelli”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Four Stars … \"Podere
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Podere L’Aja 2016 Chianti Classico “Chielle” <\/em><\/span>
Terreno 2016 Chianti Classico “ASofia”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Barrel Samples …<\/strong>
Good \/ Better \/ Best<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Brancaia 2018 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span> … (BETTER)
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino 2018 Chianti Classico “Dofana”<\/em><\/span> … (GOOD)
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino 2018 Chianti Classico “Montaperto”<\/em><\/span> … (BETTER)
I Fabbri 2018 Chianti Classico “Lamole”<\/em><\/span> … (BETTER)
Isole e Olena 2018 Chianti Classico<\/em><\/span> … (BEST)<\/p>\n

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Links to the other reports in this series …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Report from : Chianti Classico Riserva – Anteprima 2020<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Report from : Chianti Classico Gran Selezione – Anteprima 2020<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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