This video is a deep dive into Italy’s Chianti Classico region! More specifically, John Jackson, DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm explains the Chianti Classico Italian wine region in detail, including its history, its terroir, Sangiovese, and the three categories of Chianti Classico DOCG wine: Chianti Classico Annata, Chianti Classico Riserve and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione.
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Nice job, John. Keep up the good work in bringing a fresh perspective and insight. Bravo. 👏
Traveling tomorrow to Tuscany and was looking for content about Chianti Classico. Exactly 15 min later you released this video! Thanks again for your great content and depth. You became one of my favorite and most reliable sources of wine knowledge!
Very informative, as always, John. I had no idea about the extensive re-plantings post-2000. Having been disappointed with many Chiantis I drank in the '70s, '80s and '90s I more or less ignored it for many years. It was your videos, among one or two others, that persuaded me to give it another go. As a result, I have purchased a few en primeur bottles from the 2019, '20 and '21 vintages from some top producers, such as Fontodi, Volpaia and Barone Ricasoli, including some Gran Selezione. Looking forward to tasting those in due course.
Thanks for encouraging me in this direction, as you have with Brunello di Montalcino. Italy has almost caught up with France as my number one wine country – and Spain is not far behind.
It’s great to learn more about this region from you, John. Thank you for making this outstanding video. It showcases your incomparable expertise in Chianti Classico, and your manner of presentation is authoritative, intelligent, and elegant as per usual. As someone who often enjoys Chianti Classico Riserva, I very much appreciate your detailed discussion of this wine region’s history, terroir, grape variety/Sangiovese, and three categories. Cheers, John, and Happy Sunday!
thanks again for a nice video. Chianti Classico is one of my favorites !
Completely off topic, John. Hardly any of the the wine channels I follow even mention sherry, let alone cover it as a topic. Konstantin Baum has done a video fairly recently but that is all I have seen. Do you know why? Do you drink sherry and, if so, what are your favourite styles? Is it considered a bit niche, do you think?