Chianti Classico annata new releases: The wines to buy in 2025
Michaela Morris reviews the 2023 growing season and the wines, along with a clutch of late releases from 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Michaela Morris is an international wine writer and educator. Based in Vancouver, she teaches about Italian wine across Canada and abroad. Michaela is a regular contributor to Decanter Magazine and Meininger’s Wine Business International as well as Canadian publications Taste and Quench. She is a panel chair for Vinitaly’s 5StarWines competition and was international guest judge at the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show in 2019.
She was one of the first certified Italian Wine Experts through Vinitaly International Academy in 2015 and co-created the curriculum for VIA’s Italian Wine Maestro course. Michaela also holds the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma.
With over 20 years’ experience in the wine industry, Michaela has worked as a fine wine importer in Canada, ran the Bordeaux en primeur campaign for a private retailer and co-owned a company offering private and public wine tastings as well as cellar management for collectors.
Michaela Morris reviews the 2023 growing season and the wines, along with a clutch of late releases from 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Michaela Morris reports on the latest Riservas to emerge from Chianti Classico...
54 wines tasted and rated, with expert opinion along the way...
It's not all about Barolo you know...
Discover 10 of the best value Barolo in the 2021 vintage...
The latest releases from Barbaresco...
Michaela Morris recommends 25 delicious Riserva to stock up on...
Read Michaela Morris' analysis on the ‘charismatic’ 2021 vintage in Barolo...
Tasting all 30 vintages of this Super Tuscan label...
Michaela Morris suggests the wines that offer maximum bang-for-your-buck...
Discover recommendations for what to buy and when to drink them...
Coverage of the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino and 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva on Decanter Premium...
Twenty of the best from the 2020 vintage...
From Brunello to Barolo and back to BC...
With the pick of the decade...
A look at a weird year in British Columbia...
Michaela Morris' top recommendations for quality and value from this year's releases...
60 new Gran Selezione tasted and rated. Read Michaela Morris' report on these latest releases...
‘Savvy Chianti Classico fans are well advised to continue watching this space,’ says Michaela Morris...
New Chianti Classico releases tasted and rated...
A sneak peek at the new vintage...