Wine with Seth

Vintage Weather

Tuscany

Temperature
Cold → Hot
Year Temperature Events Read
2025 Warm Hail, Heat spike, Frost Heat and scattered hail cut the crop, and early word calls quality high.
2024 Average Harvest rain A cool wet autumn gave lighter Chianti Classico at lower alcohol.
2023 Hot Mildew / rot, Heat spike, Hail, Low yield Spring mildew and record heat cut yields but favorable September saved quality.
2022 Hot Hail, Drought The hottest year on record and an August hailstorm made concentrated wines.
2021 Warm Frost, Drought, Low yield April frost and summer drought made intense, balanced, age-worthy wines.
2020 Warm Frost, Low yield Spring frost cut yields; a hot, dry summer made ripe, generous wines.
2019 Warm Hail Well-timed rain and warm weather made a generous, outstanding vintage.
2018 Cool Mildew / rot A cool, wet spring and mild summer made elegant, fresh, silky wines.
2017 Hot Frost, Heat spike, Drought, Low yield Frost and the Lucifer heatwave cut yields but made vivid, fragrant wines.
2016 Average Low yield A balanced season and a late harvest made a precise, age-worthy classic.
2015 Warm A hot dry summer refreshed by August rain produced a landmark vintage.
2014 Cool Mildew / rot, Low yield One of the wettest seasons made lighter, fresher, early-drinking wines.
2013 Cool Mildew / rot A cool, wet start and mildew pressure made a classic, age-worthy vintage.
2012 Hot Drought, Heat spike, Low yield One of Tuscany's driest summers made powerful, high-tannin, extracted wines.
2011 Hot Heat spike, Low yield An African heatwave made ripe, generous, early-drinking wines.
2010 Cool Low yield A cool, delayed season and low yields made a vibrant classic vintage.
2009 Hot Heat spike, Harvest rain An August heat spike and September rain made approachable, forward wines.
2008 Warm Mildew / rot, Hail, Low yield Spring mildew and an August hailstorm made lighter, aromatic wines.
2007 Warm A warm dry season with timely August rain gave ripe, polished wines.
2006 No weather read Deep spring moisture and a balanced summer produced a classic vintage.
2005 No weather read Harvest rain, Botrytis Late summer rain and rot risk made lighter, elegant, less powerful wines.
2004 Average Hail A balanced, generous season made elegant, perfumed, age-worthy wines.
2003 Hot Frost, Heat spike, Drought, Low yield The hottest summer in 150 years made concentrated but uneven wines.
2001 Warm Frost, Drought, Low yield April frost and summer drought concentrated a rich, structured vintage.
2000 Warm Mildew / rot, Heat spike Wet June mildew and a scorching August gave soft, early-picked wines.
1999 Warm A warm, near-ideal season gave an early harvest of deep, ripe wines.
1998 Warm Drought, Harvest rain A hot, dry summer and September rain split early and late pickers.
1997 Warm Frost, Low yield April frost cut yields; a warm, balanced season made an exceptional vintage.
1995 Average Harvest rain A small harvest after early rain gave rich, tannic, concentrated wines.
1994 Hot Heat spike, Drought Record summer heat and drought made soft, fruity, early-drinking wines.