📜 Chianti Classico
Red DOCG wine from at least 80 % Sangiovese, made between Florence and Siena; Riserva and Gran Selezione are aged 24 and 30 months, and the black rooster mark is compulsory.
Chianti Classico is a red DOCG wine from the hills of the provinces of Siena and Florence in Tuscany, in a zone delimited by an interministerial decree of 31 July 1932. Under the disciplinare it is reserved for red wine, also with the mentions Riserva and Gran Selezione.
Chianti Classico and Riserva come from vineyards with 80 to 100 % Sangiovese; up to 20 % may be other red grapes suitable for Tuscany. Gran Selezione needs 90 to 100 % Sangiovese, with Colorino, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Mammolo, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Foglia Tonda or Sanforte making up at most 10 %, and it must come only from the bottler's own vineyards. Yield is capped at 7.5 t of grapes per hectare and 70 % of grapes into wine.
The wine is released from 1 October of the year after the harvest. Riserva needs at least 24 months of ageing and Gran Selezione at least 30, each with at least 3 months in bottle. Minimum total alcohol is 12.00 % vol for Chianti Classico, 12.50 % for Riserva and 13.00 % for Gran Selezione; minimum total acidity is 4.5 g/l.
Every bottle must carry the black rooster (Gallo Nero) mark with the name Chianti Classico. Gran Selezione may also name one of eleven additional geographical units, such as Radda, Panzano or Lamole.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Chianti Classico ← main grape of ← 🍇 Sangiovese → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Chianti, 🍷 Antinori (Antinori nel Chianti Classico, Bargino; Tignanello, Badia a Passignano, Pèppoli), 🍷 Ruffino, 🍷 Badia a Passignano, 🍷 Pèppoli, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2022, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2021, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2020, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2019
and 68 more
🍷 Badia a Passignano 2018, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2017, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2016, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2015, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2013, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2012, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2011, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2010, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2009, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2008, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2007, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2006, 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2005, 🍷 Pèppoli 2023, 🍷 Pèppoli 2022, 🍷 Pèppoli 2021, 🍷 Pèppoli 2020, 🍷 Pèppoli 2019, 🍷 Pèppoli 2018, 🍷 Pèppoli 2017, 🍷 Pèppoli 2016, 🍷 Pèppoli 2015, 🍷 Pèppoli 2014, 🍷 Pèppoli 2013, 🍷 Pèppoli 2012, 🍷 Pèppoli 2011, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2023, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2022, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2021, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2020, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2019, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2018, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2017, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2016, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2015, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2013, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2012, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2011, 🍷 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2010, 🍷 Il Puro, 🍷 Coltassala, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico, 🍷 Riserva Ducale, 🍷 Riserva Ducale Oro, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico 2023, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico 2021, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico 2020, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico 2019, 🍷 Volpaia Chianti Classico 2016, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2021, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2020, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2019, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2018, 🍷 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2014, 🍷 Coltassala 2021, 🍷 Coltassala 2019, 🍷 Coltassala 2018, 🍷 Coltassala 2016, 🍷 Il Puro 2021, 🍷 Il Puro 2020, 🍷 Il Puro 2019, 🍷 Il Puro 2018, 🍷 Il Puro 2017, 🍷 Il Puro 2013, 🍷 Riserva Ducale 2022, 🍷 Riserva Ducale Oro 2021, 🍷 Still wine - Main grapes
- 🍇 Sangiovese
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
- In other topics
- 📜 Chianti Classico (olive oil)
Frequently asked questions
What grapes are in Chianti Classico?
Sangiovese from 80 to 100 %, with up to 20 % other red grapes suitable for Tuscany; Gran Selezione needs 90 to 100 % Sangiovese.
How long are Riserva and Gran Selezione aged?
Riserva at least 24 months and Gran Selezione at least 30 months, each with at least 3 months in bottle.
What is the black rooster on the bottle?
The Gallo Nero mark, which the disciplinare makes compulsory for Chianti Classico DOCG.
What to read next
- 📍 Chianti — A Tuscan DOCG wine based on Sangiovese, from six provinces of Tuscany; red, and since 2026 also rosé.
- 🍷 Badia a Passignano — Badia a Passignano: a line of Antinori (red DOCG Chianti Classico Gran Selezione wine); years on this site: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005.
- 🍷 Antinori — A Tuscan wine family firm based in Bargino (San Casciano Val di Pesa); according to the family, in wine since 1385 and run by 26 generations.
- 🍷 Badia a Passignano 2022 — Badia a Passignano 2022: red DOCG Chianti Classico Gran Selezione wine from the 2022 harvest, by Antinori.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- eAmbrosia: EU geographical indications register, Chianti Classico
- Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Chianti Classico, testo consolidato con le modifiche del DM 22 giugno 2023 (Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico)
- Wikidata