Vintage Reports

Angela Bortoluzzi of Bortoluzzi

After a rather cold start to spring, which saw some frost and thus risked flowering, May and June were very rainy and we had to work hard to fend off any disease.

July and August were hot and not very rainy, but fortunately, there were no extreme weather events in our vineyards. We reached harvest a little early, but the grapes are in excellent health. Production will be slightly lower.

The 2024 wines will be of excellent quality, with good natural alcohol content and a good alcohol/acidity ratio.

Gabriele Tanfani of Villa Bucci

Spring and summer were very dry with very high temperatures (some of the hottest  and driest we’ve ever seen).

The growth cycle was very early and we didn’t see any problems regarding the health of the grapes.

Fortunately, our old vines (they are over half a century old) withstand these extreme situations better than younger vines, both in terms of temperature and water stress. In fact, only a few areas of the vineyards experienced water stress and/or suffered sun damage. This was also achieved thanks to green pruning and shade agents such as Zeolite, Kaolin, Basalt etc.

The grapes we harvested were excellent quality, but smaller in quantity (-20% less than the average production of the last 5 years).

Elisa Marchetti from Marcarini

Vineyard management was quite challenging this year but we saw our hard work all season long pay off. We are really proud of the grapes we picked, the first racking is excellent!