2025 Tuscany Preview
BY ANTONIO GALLONI |
Additions - May 7, 2025: Fattoria Le Pupille - Elisabetta Geppetti, Rocca di Frassinello, Tenuta di Ghizzano, Tenuta di Trinoro, Tenuta di Valgiano
Our annual Tuscan Preview covers a handful of wines that are entering the market shortly. After the near-perfect 2021 vintage, producers were dealt with a far more challenging set of weather conditions throughout 2022. Intense heat and drought followed by rain just before harvest yielded wines that mostly offer very attractive forward fruit along with mid-weight structure. Based on what I have tasted so far, Merlot appears to be the most affected variety. Some producers also reported challenges with Cabernet Franc, but because Franc is most often used as a blender, its performance in any given year is less of an issue in many wines. Given the expanse of the terrain and the natural variability that confers, generalizations about the growing season and wines will be of little use for the 2022s. Instead, I have added the specifics for each estate in the respective producer commentaries.
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After the near-perfect 2021 vintage, producers were dealt with a far more challenging set of weather conditions throughout 2022.Intense heat and drought followed by rain just before harvest yielded wines that mostly offer very attractive forward fruit along with mid-weight structure. Our annual Tuscan Preview covers a handful of wines that are entering the market shortly.
