THE VINTAGES
They are time becoming wine.
THE VINTAGES
They are time becoming wine.
"Some vintages are modest, others unforgettable.
Yet every vintage has a story worth discovering."
Here, wine takes shape through the meeting of soil, climate and careful farming.
A rounded hill, a handful of scattered houses, a row of vines holding up the sky. Somewhere in the distance, you can almost hear the slow footsteps of autumn.
The Vintages
What makes a vintage truly great?
The vintages of our wines tell us much more than the climate alone.When people speak of a great vintage, they usually think first of the season’s climate. Sunlight, temperature and rainfall certainly shape the vine’s development and the quality of the grapes.
Yet climate alone cannot explain the final result.
Every harvest is the meeting point between the conditions of the growing season and the decisions the winegrower makes throughout the year.
Vineyard design, grape varieties and rootstocks, canopy management, soil cultivation, plant protection, harvest timing and cellar decisions all come together to shape the character of a vintage.
For this reason, we prefer not to speak only of a climatic vintage, but of an estate vintage: every wine reflects both what nature has offered and the choices through which the winegrower has guided it.
The ingredients of a great vintage
There is no such thing as a perfect vintage in absolute terms. What truly matters is the balance that develops each year between sunlight, warmth and moisture.
These three elements influence the vine throughout its entire growing cycle.
Every season passes through three key stages:
- budburst and flowering(April and May);
- véraison(June, July and August);
- ripening(from August through harvest).
During the first stage, mild weather with enough rainfall encourages healthy vine growth.
During véraison, warmth and good air circulation become essential, while excessive rainfall can encourage fungal diseases.
In the final ripening stage, sunny days, limited rainfall and wide day-to-night temperature swings help develop aromas and bring the grapes into balance.
The vintages we remember as exceptional are often those in whichsunlight, warmth and moisturenaturally found their perfect balance.
MINOR VINTAGES
Not every season is memorable. Yet even the most challenging vintages can produce wines that are authentic, elegant and deeply connected to their place of origin.
It is often in the most difficult years that the true value of the winemaker’s work becomes clear.
Farming decisions, the timing of each intervention, canopy management, harvest choices and cellar work can make the difference between a technically correct wine and one that genuinely expresses the character of its vintage.
The 2017 vintage, for example, is remembered for its intense heat and prolonged drought. Under those conditions, harvesting too early or removing too many leaves would have increased the vines’ stress and compromised the balance of the grapes.
Every growing season therefore requires different decisions. There are no fixed recipes that work every year—only the ability to observe, understand and adapt.
Every vintage offers
a unique experience.
Every vintage deserves to be lived, appreciated and respected.
Even the most unpredictable seasons can produce wines of remarkable elegance and authenticity when they are made in harmony with nature.
Differences are not imperfections; they are the voice of time.
In our wines, this voice remains intact, because no vintage is forced to resemble the one before it.
That is why an authentic wine always tells a story that goes beyond the grapes themselves. It speaks of climate, place and the choices made by the winegrower.
Our wines do not seek uniformity. They seek consistency between what happens in the vineyard and what finally reaches the glass.
Vintages and Wine Identity
Every year brings a new experience.
Every vintage should be experienced, appreciated and respected.
Even the most uncertain weather can give rise to wines of surprising elegance and authenticity when the work is guided by careful observation and respect for nature.
Differences are not flaws: they arethe authentic voice of time.
All this can be found in our wines, where no vintage is ever the same as another — and that is precisely what makes them alive.
In an authentic wine, the vintage is not simply a technical detail. It is an essential part of the story.
That is why our wines do not strive for uniformity, but for consistency between what happens in the vineyard and what finally reaches the glass.
VINTAGE JOURNAL
Every vintage leaves its own mark on the wine.
In these pages we record the weather conditions, vineyard decisions and key events that shaped each harvest.
This is not a ranking of vintages, but a journal of how every season was experienced, interpreted and guided in the vineyard.
Because wine always tells the story of what happened throughout the year.
from 2002 to 2012
The season began with a cold and dry late winter and early spring, although temperatures never dropped below freezing.
The months of April and May are regular with moderate rainfall, a gradual rise in temperature, excellent budding and good flowering.
A minor hailstorm caused no significant damage. However, the summer months were marked by an exceptional increase in rainfall, higher temperatures and strong pressure from fungal diseases.
In September, rainfall intensified further, with severe thunderstorms delaying ripening and placing considerable stress on the sanitary condition of the grapes.
Wet conditions persisted through the final stages of ripening, making 2002 one of the most challenging vintages of the last twenty years, heavily influenced by excessive humidity.
Overall assessment: Mediocre vintage.
The 2003 season was marked by a severe frost during the first ten days of April. Fortunately, damage to the Sangiovese buds was limited. The event followed a mild winter and early spring, conditions that had reduced concerns about the risk of spring frost.
What followed was one of the hottest summers in recent decades, leading to ripening approximately 15–20 days earlier than usual.
This strong imbalance towards heat continued through September and October. The grape clusters, particularly those of Sangiovese, were extraordinary: perfectly healthy, loose in structure, with small berries and thick skins.
However, the combined effect of intense sunlight and extreme temperatures produced wines that were generally less elegant than in more balanced years.
For older vineyards and sites with less direct sun exposure, the vintage nevertheless proved to be an excellent one.
Overall assessment: Very good to excellent vintage, depending on vineyard exposure and age.
The 2004 season began with a mild winter and a generally cool spring, punctuated by a few unusually warm days.
Summer conditions were fairly balanced overall, although the second half of the season was marked by increased rainfall. September alternated between fine weather and frequent rain, creating conditions that favoured moisture accumulation during the final stages of ripening.
The vintage was generally balanced but slightly influenced by excessive humidity.
White grape varieties performed particularly well, benefiting from the cooler conditions and preserving freshness and aromatic expression.
Overall assessment: Average vintage, slightly affected by humidity, but excellent for white varieties.
The 2005 season followed a very cold and wet winter, with snowfall in February and abundant water reserves accumulated in the soil.
Spring was cool and adequately rainy, favouring steady vegetative growth and a regular flowering period. June then brought warm, sunny conditions that supported healthy vineyard development.
August and September were relatively cool, with significant day-to-night temperature variation. Where fungal diseases were successfully controlled, the grapes benefited from a slow and complete ripening process.
Vineyard practices aimed at improving airflow and cluster exposure, particularly canopy management and selective leaf removal, played an important role in maintaining grape health and achieving optimal ripeness.
The best results were obtained in the most suitable vineyard sites and where careful agronomic decisions were consistently applied throughout the season.
Overall assessment: Very good vintage.
The 2006 season began with a balanced winter and a mild spring that lasted through the first half of May, encouraging vigorous vegetative growth.
The vines showed such strong vigour that it could have created management challenges had it not been for the cooler weather that arrived between late May and early June. These lower temperatures slowed flowering and helped reduce the pressure from fungal diseases.
From the second half of June onwards, warmer temperatures allowed the vines to recover the slight delay in development. The heat that followed was well tolerated thanks to the substantial water reserves accumulated during the spring.
August was moderate, while September was particularly sunny, with marked day-to-night temperature variation and only occasional rainfall, never excessive. These conditions favoured healthy and abundant grapes, rich in aromatic compounds.
The season ultimately achieved a remarkable balance between light, warmth and moisture, creating ideal conditions for complete ripening and excellent fruit quality.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage, characterised by an exceptional balance of light, heat and humidity.
The 2007 season was characterised from the outset by an early start to vegetative growth, driven by winter and spring temperatures that were consistently above average.
This was also the first year in which concerns arose regarding insufficient water reserves for the vines. Fortunately, the rainfall that arrived in June replenished soil moisture and, together with cooler temperatures, allowed the grapes to complete their vegetative development under favourable conditions.
The summer was warm but not excessively hot, while the final stages of ripening benefited from significant day-to-night temperature variation.
At harvest, the grape clusters were in excellent condition: fully ripe, with good acidity and a remarkable concentration of polyphenols.
The resulting wines combined ripeness, freshness and structure, reflecting the overall balance of the growing season.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage for both red and white wines.
The 2008 season began under highly variable conditions.
Following a mild winter, an unusually cold and rainy spring delayed flowering and slowed the subsequent stages of vine development. By late June, temperatures rose sharply while humidity remained high, creating ideal conditions for fungal diseases. Disease pressure was among the most severe experienced in the previous twenty years.
The warm summer initially suggested a possible improvement in the vintage. However, the rains that arrived in September, combined with the delayed ripening of the grapes, ultimately confirmed the concerns that had emerged earlier in the season.
The difficult growing conditions particularly affected red varieties, making it challenging to achieve full ripeness and optimal balance.
Overall assessment: Mediocre vintage, especially for red wines.
Balance is the defining characteristic of the 2009 vintage.
The season began with a relatively mild and rainy winter, allowing soil water reserves to be fully replenished. Spring progressed without significant difficulties, and the warmer conditions that followed were moderated by well-timed rainfall in June. As a result, the vines were able to withstand the summer heat and periods of limited rainfall without experiencing significant water stress.
August temperatures remained close to seasonal averages, providing ideal conditions for veraison. In September, moderate rainfall combined with marked day-to-night temperature variation favoured a steady and complete ripening process.
The growing season unfolded under remarkably balanced conditions, allowing the grapes to achieve both physiological and phenolic maturity while preserving freshness and varietal character.
Overall assessment: Very good vintage, particularly for Sangiovese.
The 2010 season began with a cold winter marked by abundant snowfall, followed by a cool and rainy spring.
The substantial water reserves accumulated during winter, together with moderate spring rainfall, allowed the vines to withstand the summer heat and dry conditions without significant stress.
The final stage of the season was more irregular. September brought frequent rainfall combined with significant day-to-night temperature variation.
Growers who successfully controlled fungal diseases and delayed harvest were rewarded with exceptional fruit, rich in aromatic precursors, although generally lower in sugar concentration than in warmer years.
The vintage favoured patience and careful vineyard management, rewarding those who allowed the grapes to reach full aromatic maturity.
Overall assessment: Good vintage, with particularly successful wines from young Sangiovese vineyards.
The 2011 season was exceptionally hot and dry, closely resembling the conditions experienced in 2003.
From June through the end of September, temperatures remained consistently above average, with prolonged periods of intense heat and very limited rainfall.
As a consequence, the grapes reached maturity approximately fifteen days earlier than usual.
While the vintage produced healthy and concentrated fruit, the extreme warmth tended to favour power over finesse, making it somewhat less suited to the balanced and harmonious expression typically associated with Sangiovese.
Overall assessment: Good vintage, although less favourable for the most harmonious expression of Sangiovese.
While 2012 is often regarded as an annus horribilis in many parts of Italy because of its highly variable conditions, it proved to be an excellent vintage at Pian del Pino.
The growing season began under very warm conditions, raising concerns that it might resemble the extremely hot 2011 vintage. Budbreak was initially delayed by a cool and rainy spring, but this setback was quickly recovered during the warm and dry months of June and July.
August was also exceptionally hot. Without the substantial water reserves accumulated during the spring, the season could easily have become a truly difficult one in our area.
The vintage was ultimately saved by a cooler and more humid September. In some vineyards these conditions created significant challenges, with many growers experiencing rot and fungal problems. However, where appropriate agronomic measures were taken, the grapes achieved excellent balance, good sugar levels and outstanding overall quality.
The resulting wines reflect both the strength of the season and the vines’ resilience in overcoming challenging conditions. Significant day-to-night temperature variation contributed additional aromatic complexity, producing wines that are both balanced and expressive.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage.
FROM 2013 TO 2023
The 2013 season was cooler than the preceding vintages.
Substantial winter and spring rainfall replenished soil water reserves and caused a slight delay in flowering. However, the warm temperatures experienced in late June and throughout July allowed the vines to recover this delay, and ripening progressed steadily through August and September, although somewhat moderated by cooler-than-average conditions.
Day-to-night temperature variation remained well balanced, while the absence of excessive heat and the limited periods of drought favoured a gradual and even ripening process.
As in 2012, careful vineyard management was required to improve airflow around the grape clusters and reduce disease pressure. Thanks to these interventions, healthy and high-quality fruit was obtained, rich in aromatic compounds and with ideal levels of polyphenols. Sugar accumulation was comparable to that achieved in the 2012 vintage.
The season combined freshness, balance and complete ripening, producing wines of excellent quality and aromatic expression.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage.
In the Ascione Valley, the 2014 vintage proved particularly challenging due to its highly irregular weather pattern.
The season was preceded by an exceptionally warm and rainy winter, which led to an early budbreak and immediately increased the need for careful protection against fungal diseases.
May and June were the only months that followed a relatively balanced pattern. In contrast, July and August were characterised by below-average temperatures and abundant rainfall.
Persistent humidity, combined with intermittent warm air masses, created ideal conditions for fungal diseases, significantly increasing disease pressure throughout the growing season.
The combination of cool temperatures, excessive rainfall and sustained disease pressure made vineyard management particularly demanding and limited the overall quality potential of the vintage.
Overall assessment: Mediocre vintage.
Thanks to an outstanding summer and remarkably consistent seasonal conditions, the 2015 harvest was exceptional both in terms of quality and quantity.
In the Ascione Valley, the growing season was close to ideal. Spring brought the right amount of rainfall, particularly the rains of June, which provided the water reserves necessary to complete vegetative growth and support the vines through the ripening period.
he summer was warm but not excessively hot, while September benefited from excellent day-to-night temperature variation and a constant, moderate airflow.
These conditions allowed the grapes to ripen fully and evenly, preserving both concentration and freshness while maintaining excellent sanitary conditions.
The season achieved an exceptional balance between water availability, warmth, sunlight and ventilation, resulting in grapes of outstanding quality.
Overall assessment: Exceptional vintage.
While 2016 is widely regarded as a very good vintage in many parts of Italy, it was an extremely difficult year for Pian del Pino.
The challenge did not come from the weather itself. In fact, the season was somewhat cooler than average and generally favourable for the balanced ripening of Sangiovese.
The decisive factor was hail.
Two severe hailstorms struck the vineyards, the first in June and the second in July, causing extensive damage and compromising the harvest.
As a consequence, no wine from the 2016 vintage was bottled.
Yet even difficult years can leave something positive behind.
The hailstorms that marked the season also created unexpected opportunities for human connection, bringing people together and giving rise to new friendships.
Overall assessment: A lost vintage for the estate due to hail damage.
The 2017 season was particularly unusual and was marked by one of the most severe spring frosts of the last twenty years. The frost, which struck during the third week of April, caused extensive damage across many vineyards.
Yet vines often have a “Plan B”.
By activating dormant buds, the plants resumed growth, albeit with a delay of approximately one month. The hot and dry summer that followed allowed the vines to recover fully, and harvest ultimately took place about a week earlier than usual.
Despite the reduced yields, careful vineyard management played a crucial role. Agronomic practices aimed at protecting the grape clusters from excessive sun exposure helped preserve fruit quality throughout the season.
The resulting wines are characterised by remarkable structure and complexity, together with a particularly expressive bouquet marked by pronounced tertiary aromas.
The vintage demonstrates how thoughtful vineyard management can transform a potentially disastrous season into an outstanding one.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage.
The 2018 season was an unusual one, characterised by periods of intense heat alternating with heavy rainfall.
Despite the challenging conditions, skilled vineyard management was able to make a significant difference, even in the face of high humidity and strong pressure from fungal diseases.
The growing season began with a warm and humid spring, leading to abundant flowering and a high number of grape clusters. While this created the potential for a generous crop, it also increased the complexity of vineyard management and heightened the risk of disease.
Unlike in 2017, producing healthy fruit required extensive canopy management. Leaf removal and crop thinning were necessary to maximise airflow around the clusters and reduce humidity within the canopy.
The fine weather that arrived in late September and early October ultimately allowed the grapes to achieve optimal ripeness.
The vintage highlighted the importance of timely agronomic decisions and careful vineyard work in overcoming difficult growing conditions.
Overall assessment: Good vintage.
The 2019 vintage shared several characteristics with the previous year, particularly in terms of humidity, flowering and yield potential.
Once again, the work of the winegrower proved essential. Careful canopy management, including leaf removal and the promotion of airflow around the grape clusters, played a crucial role in maintaining grape health throughout the season.
Years such as 2019 also highlight why excessive shoot trimming is often not advisable. Beyond disrupting the natural balance of the vine by encouraging renewed vegetative growth late in the season, it can also promote a more humid microclimate around the fruiting zone through the development of lateral shoots, increasing the risk of disease.
Following nearly thirty consecutive days of rainfall, the high temperatures of June and July stimulated vigorous vegetative growth. However, the moderate temperatures and balanced rainfall of August and September allowed the grapes to ripen steadily and evenly, favouring a gradual and refined development of tannins.
The resulting wines are not likely to be the most powerful or structured, but they stand out for their elegance, aromatic intensity and balance.
Overall assessment: Good vintage, producing elegant and highly aromatic wines.
Following a mild and rainy winter through February, the 2020 season began under increasingly dry conditions.
A spring frost on 2 April, with temperatures dropping to -3°C (26.6°F), caused significant damage in several nearby areas. However, the vineyards of Pian del Pino escaped unscathed thanks to late pruning and a naturally delayed budbreak.
A second frost event unfortunately caused serious damage to the Colorino vines, making it immediately clear that the crop would not be sufficient to produce a varietal Colorino del Valdarno wine that year.
The heat of 2020 was remarkable, but rainfall was also frequent, creating ideal conditions for fungal diseases. It was certainly not a season in which vineyard management could rely solely on natural remedies. The use of traditional copper treatments, albeit in limited quantities, became necessary to protect the crop.
Harvest was equally challenging. Frequent late-summer rainfall threatened to compromise fruit quality, making extensive leaf removal essential. The work was meticulous and time-consuming, but it ensured maximum airflow around the clusters and helped preserve the health of the grapes.
The effort was considerable, yet the results fully justified it. The vineyards had never been so carefully managed, and the quality achieved was perhaps the highest in the history of the estate.
The resulting wines combine structure with freshness, concentration without excessive alcohol, and elegance with vibrant fruit expression.
Overall assessment: Excellent vintage, producing some of the finest wines ever made at Pian del Pino.
The 2021 season will long be remembered for one of the most severe late spring frosts in recent history.
In our area, during the night between 7 and 8 April, temperatures dropped to -7°C (19.4°F). However, the real challenge was not only the intensity of the cold, but its duration: temperatures remained below freezing for nearly twelve consecutive hours.
Vineyard fires, traditionally used to mitigate frost damage, proved powerless against an event of such magnitude. It was yet another reminder of the increasingly unpredictable nature of the climate.
Fortunately, the resilience of the vine helped prevent a complete disaster. Despite a yield reduction of approximately 60%, favourable weather conditions during the remainder of the season, together with careful vineyard management, allowed the remaining fruit to ripen successfully.
By harvest time, the grapes were of excellent quality.
Few expressions describe the 2021 vintage more accurately than the old saying:
“Less, but better.”
Overall assessment: Excellent quality despite dramatically reduced yields.
In the end, and somewhat surprisingly, 2022 turned out to be a truly outstanding vintage. But it was hard fought.
The season began with a relatively wet spring, yet the character of the year was already apparent by May, when exceptionally hot and sunny conditions arrived and continued through June and July. During the first days of July, soil temperatures approached an extraordinary 65°C (149°F).
The combination of intense heat and prolonged drought placed the vines under severe stress. What made the real difference that year was the long-term work carried out to increase organic matter in the soils, one of the primary objectives of our farming philosophy.
The drought intensified further in early August, pushing even our vineyards close to their limits. Then came an unexpected gift around mid-August: a long and abundant rainfall.
That water arrived at exactly the right moment. It revitalised the vines and triggered a gradual and balanced ripening process, which continued through September thanks to further rainfall. What had seemed almost impossible in early August eventually resulted in grapes showing remarkable balance, both in terms of acidity and polyphenolic maturity.
When these notes were first written, harvest had only just concluded, yet the impressions were already extremely positive.
For the first time in the history of the estate, every wine in our range was produced in the same vintage. The season also gave us the opportunity to experiment with two additional projects that would later become part of our ongoing research: a bottle-fermented sparkling wine made from Sangiovese Blanc de Noirs and a red wine based on Tempranillo.
We cannot conclude without a thought for the many growers, including some in our own area, who suffered severe losses from violent hailstorms. Unfortunately, 2022 was not a great vintage for everyone.
Overall assessment: Outstanding vintage, combining concentration, balance and remarkable resilience in the face of extreme drought.
The 2023 season will undoubtedly be remembered for its extraordinary spring rainfall.
I usually write these vintage notes after harvest, with the aim of helping readers understand the main characteristics of the season that will eventually be reflected in the wines we find in our glass, especially in artisan and low-intervention wines.
This year, however, I felt it was worth sharing a few reflections before harvest.
The 2023 growing season will be remembered for its exceptional rainfall during May and June. In all my years of viticulture, I had never experienced such persistent wet conditions. In my vineyards, I recorded more than twenty consecutive days of leaf wetness.
Under these circumstances, no organic product, whose effectiveness is essentially preventive, can provide complete protection against downy mildew. As a result, fungal pressure inevitably affected the vineyards, and the consequences became even more evident when weather conditions changed dramatically in July.
After months of extraordinary rainfall, temperatures suddenly soared, reaching peaks of 47°C (116.6°F) and placing the vines under severe stress.
Climate change is no longer a distant or silent phenomenon. Even the great oak trees surrounding the vineyards tell the story: once again, they were forced to turn their leaves from green to brown in response to extreme heat and drought, despite the abundant rainfall received earlier in the season.
What will the harvest look like?
The answer is: highly variable.
Some growers may decide not to harvest certain vineyards at all, while others may achieve a modest but satisfactory crop. Much will depend on September’s weather and on the agronomic decisions that were made earlier in the season.
Our approach has been to rely on organic treatments and plant-based extracts. In some vineyards, where tractors could not enter because of the conditions, treatments were applied manually using backpack sprayers.
We also identified, well in advance, which vineyards would be best suited for red wine production, with fruit left to ripen as long as possible, and which would be destined for rosé wines and bottle-fermented sparkling wines.
I believe these decisions were the right ones.
We will know for certain in about a month’s time.
Pian del Pino, 30 August 2023
Pian del Pino, 30 August 2023
FROM 2024
2024: A Demanding Vintage, Whose Quality Depends on Many Factors
Last year I wrote that climate change was no longer a silent phenomenon. This year, once again, I can only confirm that we are facing another highly unusual growing season.
The spring brought excessive rainfall, followed by an extremely hot summer that lasted into early September. Then the rain returned and continued well into October.
The consequences were clear:
Maximum vigilance was required during the first part of the season to control diseases such as downy mildew.
During the summer, protecting the grape clusters from excessive heat became essential, particularly for the more sensitive varieties.
From early September onwards, extensive leaf removal was necessary on the later-ripening varieties to prevent mould and rot, especially on Sangiovese, Tuscany’s emblematic grape variety.
The 2024 season demanded an enormous effort from winegrowers.
But what can we say about grape quality?
In my vineyards, the medium-early varieties, such as Tempranillo and Merlot, proved the easiest to manage. Quality was high, thanks in part to the rainfall received during the second half of August. Without that rain, the vintage would not have been nearly as successful.
For medium-ripening varieties such as Trebbiano Toscano, a moderate degree of leaf removal allowed us to obtain fruit of excellent quality.
The situation was quite different for medium-late and late-ripening varieties.
Without intervention, the vintage would likely have been poor, with grapes affected by mould, rot and incomplete ripening. Fortunately, we recognised the risk early and decided to undertake extensive leaf removal and crop thinning before harvest, particularly on Sangiovese, which is especially susceptible to rot.
These measures allowed us to bring the grapes to harvest in perfect sanitary condition by the end of September, without resorting to anti-mould products.
The result was excellent phenolic ripeness and potential alcohol levels of around 13%.
Without this substantial effort, I am convinced the wines would have been of significantly lower quality.
Even later-ripening varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon presented challenges. From 29 September onwards, weather conditions deteriorated once again, and as I write these notes, today is the first truly sunny day I have seen for quite some time.
Giovanni – Pian del Pino, 12 October 2024
2025: Many Vintages Within a Single Vintage
The 2025 season was remarkably variable, almost as if several different vintages had been compressed into a single growing season.
Periods of intense heat alternated with cooler and wetter phases, requiring constant adaptation and careful decision-making throughout the year.
Vineyard work proved decisive. Only attentive and natural vineyard management made it possible to bring healthy, fully ripe grapes into the winery despite the climatic challenges.
The season began with abundant rainfall, followed by an already exceptionally hot June. From mid-August onwards, rainfall returned repeatedly to our valley, in some areas accompanied by hailstorms.
Each grape variety experienced the season differently:
- Early-ripening varieties accelerated through the dry heat.
- Medium-early varieties benefited from more balanced conditions.
- Late-ripening varieties had to withstand prolonged humidity and rainfall.
- Resilient varieties, such as Colorino del Valdarno, demonstrated remarkable strength and adaptability.
The work was demanding, but the reward eventually arrived in the glass:
🍇 Sangiovese reached full ripeness, although only thanks to extensive leaf removal and careful canopy management.
🍷 Merlot ripened during its ideal window, producing wines that are full, precise and beautifully balanced.
🍶Trebbiano Toscano retained brightness and tension thanks to meticulous management of the canopy.
🌸 Rosé wines are vibrant and expressive, among the finest we have produced in recent years.
✨ Base wines for sparkling production show exceptional purity and freshness, with great promise for the future.
🌿 Colorino del Valdarno was extraordinary: compact, disciplined and full of vitality.
The 2025 season reminded us once again that climate is no longer linear.
Conditions now change from one moment to the next, and sometimes even from one vineyard row to another.
The evidence of climate change continues to become more visible with every passing year.
Giovanni – Pian del Pino, 20 October 2025
EVERY VINTAGE TELLS OUR STORY.
Vintages do more than reflect the weather. They reveal the way we observe, understand and accompany each growing season, without ever forcing the wine into a predetermined style.