Chianti Classico DOCG 2014 vintage: See Chianti Classico DOCG.

2014 Growing season: A wet year overall marked by marked temperature variations cooler than usual temperatures, lower than usual levels of sunlight, and abundant rainfall. Short but heavy showers alternating with windy days (Source: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico). Disease pressure was high, and full ripening was a struggle. Careful, constant thinning needed. Low altitude sites suffered most. Very late veraision, into late August. Warm days and cool nights in September to mid-October was some consolation. | 2014 ‘Cool, rainy early summer, saved by a fine September [and early October]. Hard work in the vineyard repaid dividends. For early drinking,’ (Susan Hulme MW, Decanter May 2018, p.91).

2014: Vineyard area: 6,476.66 hectares (Source: Enoproject, Franco Bernabei).

2014: Production: ‘Above average’ (Source: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico). 29.3 million hl (Source: Federdoc as reported by I Numeri del Vino). 29.3 million hl (Source: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico). 39 million bottles (Susan Hulme MW, Decanter May 2018, p.91) In Feb 2013 when the Gran Selezione category was launched 23 producers used it (Source: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico).

2014: Wine quality 2014 brought ‘light, pale annata wines. Few Riservas,’ says Richard Baudains (2016, p.59). ‘Very intense colour thanks to the extractable anthocyans,’ (Source: Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico).