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We tasted around 250 Chianti Classico, mainly from the years 2014 to 2017, for this BEST OF. The selection gives a pretty good picture of how producers today cope with the most diverse vintages. Thus, even in the difficult 2017s, quite a few very convincing Annata were produced, and even the catastrophic year has some decidedly pleasing Chianti to offer, with tart juice, freshness and, fortunately, mostly rather moderate alcohol.
Photo: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico

The wines of the highly praised, but also very warm 2015 vintage are quite different, with average alcohol levels that used to be the absolute exception in Chianti Classico. This was sometimes too much for the Annata, which gave rise to the fear that the Riserve and Gran Selezione could be even thicker. But with the good examples - and there are a lot of them in 2015 - the opposite is rather the case: they differ from the basic wines by more finesse, depth and complexity.

Finally, 2016 is a candidate for the most complete vintage we have ever experienced in Chianti Classico. The wines have a brilliance and freshness that we have perhaps never experienced so consistently here. Even at alcohol levels that would normally be too much for us, especially at the base, the 16s retain their liveliness and animating bite.

As always, we present the best wines here and as PDF here. Links to all the results, the detailed tasting notes as well as to the producers can be found sorted by vintage at the end of the list...

2017 Annata

  • 89WP Castello di Querceto
  • 89WP Riecine
  • 89WP "Berardenga", Fèlsina
  • 88WP Casa Emma
  • 88WP "Vallenuova", Tolaini
  • 88WP "Nozzole", Nozzole
  • 88HP San Vincenti
  • 88HP "Guado Alto", Vicchiomaggio
  • 87WP San Fabiano Calcinaia
  • 87WP Carpineto
  • 87WP Cigliano di Sopra
  • 87WP Castagnoli
  • 87WP "RS", Badia a Coltibuono
  • 87WP Fonterutoli
  • 87WP Castellinuzza e Piuca
  • 87WP "Rubiolo", Gagliole
  • 87WP "Squarcialupi", La Castellina
  • 87WP Brolio

2016 Annata

  • 91WP "Montaperto", Carpineta Fontalpino
  • 91WP "Vigna Doghessa", Nittardi
  • 91WP "Dofana", Carpineta Fontalpino
  • 89WP Vignavecchia
  • 89WP "Bandini Villa Pamona", Villa Pomona
  • 89HP Monterinaldi
  • 89WP Querciabella
  • 89WP "Premium Line", Montecchio
  • 89WP "Castelgreve", Castelli del Grevepesa
  • 89WP "1427", Poggio Torselli
  • 89WP Badia a Coltibuono
  • 89WP "Terrazze", Castagnoli
  • 88WP Istine
  • 88WP "Fontalpino", Carpineta Fontalpino
  • 88WP Rodano
  • 88WP Caparsa
  • 88WP Brancaia
  • 88WP "Terrarossa", Melini
  • 88WP La Sala
  • 88WP Le Corti
  • 88WP "Clemente VII", Castelli del Grevepesa
  • 88WP Casina di Cornia
  • 88WP "La Tradizione", Poggiopiano
  • 88WP "50° Anniversario", Castello di Meleto
  • 88WP Poggio al Sole
  • 88WP Montecalvi
  • 88WP Tregole
  • 88WP Spadaio e Piecorto
  • 88WP "Capotondo", Castelvecchi
  • 88WP Castello D'Albola

2016 Riserva

  • 92WP "Berardenga Rancia", Fèlsina
  • 91WP "Vignalparco", Casa Emma
  • 91WP Monterinaldi
  • 91WP "Vigna Poggiarso", Castello di Meleto
  • 90WP "Cortevecchia", Le Corti
  • 90WP La Sala
  • 90WP Castello di Querceto
  • 89WP Arceno
  • 89WP "Doccio a Matteo", Caparsa
  • 89WP "Berardenga", Fèlsina
  • 89WP Spadaio e Piecorto
  • 89WP "Terrazze", Castagnoli
  • 89WP "Ser Lapo", Fonterutoli
  • 89HP "Vigna Casi", Castello di Meleto
  • 88WP "Caparsino", Caparsa

2016 Gran Selezione

  • 93WP "Villa Calcinaia", Calcinaia
  • 93WP "Castello Fonterutoli", Fonterutoli
  • 92WP "Coltassala", Castello di Volpaia
  • 91WP "Don Tommaso", Le Corti
  • 91WP "Il Picchio", Castello di Querceto
  • 89WP "Strada al Sasso", Arceno
  • 89WP "Vigna Cavarchione", Istine

2015 Annata

  • 90WP "Cielle", L'Aja
  • 89WP "le fioraie", Piemaggio
  • 89WP Savignola Paolina
  • 89WP "Il Palei" Villa a Sesta
  • 88HP Carobbio
  • 88HP Ciona
  • 88WP Le Fonti di Vicky Schmitt-Vita
  • 88WP Rietine
  • 88WP Il Molino di Grace

2015 Riserva

  • 92WP Vecchie Terre di Montefili
  • 92WP Brancaia
  • 91WP "Castello di Bibbione", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 91WP Nittardi
  • 91WP Rietine
  • 90WP "Vigna Misciano", Borgi Scopeto
  • 90WP Il Molino di Grace
  • 90WP Castello di Gabbiano
  • 90WP "Levigne", Istine
  • 90WP Le Fonti - Poggibonsi
  • 90WP Vignavecchia
  • 90WP Borgo la Stella
  • 90WP "Castelgreve", Castelli del Grevepesa
  • 89WP "La Forra", Nozzole
  • 89WP "Belvedere Campóli", Conte Guicciardini
  • 89WP "Tenuta la Gabbiola", San Michele a Torri
  • 89HP San Vincenti
  • 89WP "Corte Rinieri", Orsumella
  • 89HP Castello di Radda
  • 89WP "Lodolaio", Castelvecchi
  • 89HP Lilliano
  • 89WP I Sodi
  • 89WP "Borro del Diavolo", Ormanni
  • 89WP "Gherardino", Villa Vignamaggio
  • 89WP Cafaggio
  • 88WP Nunzi Conti
  • 88WP "Clemente VII", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 88WP "Premium Line", Montecchio
  • 88WP Castello Banfi
  • 88WP "Vigna Piuca", Castellinuzza e Piuca
  • 88WP "Squarcialupi", La Castellina
  • 88WP Badia a Coltibuono
  • 88WP Castello D'Albola
  • 88HP Villa a Sesta
  • 88WP Carpineto
  • 88WP Bibbiano

2015 Gran Selezione

  • 93WP "Vigna Vecchia", Vecchie Terre di Montefili
  • 92WP Casa Emma
  • 92WP "Panzano", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 91WP Casaloste
  • 91WP "Sorleone", Villa a Sesta
  • 91WP "Casasilia", Poggio al Sole
  • 90WP Carpineto
  • 90WP "Vigna del Capannino", Bibbiano
  • 90WP "Santa Caterina", Castello D'Albola
  • 90WP La Sala
  • 90WP Lilliano
  • 90WP "Cancello Rosso", Aiola
  • 90WP Borgo Scopeto
  • 90WP "Stielle", Rocca di Castagnoli
  • 90WP "Vigne di Montornello", Bibbiano
  • 89WP "Fonte alla Selva", Castello Banfi
  • 89WP "Premium Line", Montecchio
  • 89WP Nozzole
  • 89WP "Monna Lisa", Villa Vignamaggio
  • 89WP "Vigna Montebello Sette
  • 89WP "Il Tabernacolo", Conte Guicciardini
  • 89HP "La Prima", Vicchiomaggio
  • 88WP "Gaudio", Carus Vini
  • 88WP "i salci", Borgo Salcetino
  • 88WP "Castello di Brolio", Brolio
  • 88WP "Vigna di Fontalle", Machiavelli
  • 88WP "Le Balze", Il Poggiolino

Older Annata

  • 89WP 2012 Fonterutoli
  • 88WP 2012 Borgo la Stella
  • 88WP 2013 Borgo la Stella

Older Riserva

  • 91WP 2013 "le fioraie", Piemaggio
  • 90WP 2012 Tregole
  • 90WP 1997 "Vigneti La Selvanella", Melini
  • 90WP 2008 "Villa Calcinaia", Calcinaia
  • 89WP 2004 "Villa Calcinaia", Calcinaia
  • 89WP 1997 "Vigna di Fontalle", Macchiavelli
  • 89WP 2014 Carobbio
  • 89WP 2011 Savignola Paolina
  • 89WP 2013 Quercia al Poggio
  • 89WP 2014 "Vigneti La Selvanella", Melini
  • 89WP 2014 "Basilica San Martino", Cafaggio
  • 88WP 2014 "Ceppeto", Mannucci Dorandi
  • 88WP 2014 Le Fonti di Vicky Schmitt-Vitali
  • 88WP 2013 "Vigna la Casina", Casina di Cornia
  • 88WP 2008 "La Riserva", Il Poggiolino

Older Gran Selezione

  • 92WP 2013 "Madonnino delle Pieve", Castelvecchi
  • 91WP 2013 "Lamole", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 90WP 2013 "Vigna Elisa", Nunzi Conti
  • 90WP 2014 "Odoardo Beccari", Vignavecchia
  • 90WP 2013 "Clemente VII", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 90WP 2013 "Etichetta Storica Dugentanni", Ormanni
  • 90WP 2013 "Castello di Bibbione", Castelli di Grevepesa
  • 89WP 2013 "Bellezza", Castello di Gabbiano
  • 89WP 2013 "Cellole", San Fabiano Calcinaia
  • 89WP 2013 "Don Vincenzo", Casaloste
  • 89WP 2014 Castello di Radda
  • 89WP 2014 Casa Sola
  • 88WP 2013 "Il Margone", Il Molino di Grace

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