2021 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo
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The fruit for Castello di Ama’s San Lorenzo Gran Selezione comes from across their four vineyards (Bellavista, Casuccia, Montebuoni and the eponymous San Lorenzo), with the blend combining around 80% Sangiovese with Merlot and Malvisa Nera. A deep and luminous red colour, this is intense, brilliant, complex and profound on the nose: red dark fruit (blackcurrant and redcurrant, plum, cherry) at the beginning then mineral notes, with leather, liquorice, tobacco and hint of mint at the end. It’s smooth, but fresh (very interesting acidity), intense and elegant, especially on the finish – guaranteed to be powerful and complex in the future. Tasted with larded lamb, this was simply perfect.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Gaiole. Deep crimson. Complex oak and opulent sweet-sour cherry on the nose with savoury-spice hints. Suave, juicy cherry fruit with firm finely ground tannins. Long aromatic length with notes of cigar box and with tannic bite. Not ready yet. (WS)
This is really perfumed and gorgeous, with black cherries, blackcurrants and violets. Full-bodied with totally integrated tannins and a palate presence that is pretty spectacular. Wonderful finish. Give this three or four years. Try after 2027.
This wine represents a selection of the best Sangiovese sourced from various plots with a tiny addition of Merlot and Malvasia Nera. The Castello di Ama 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo takes a few extra moments to open in the glass, but unlike the La Casuccia that holds back, this wine comes into full view quickly enough. The wine's flavor profile is a little meatier and fuller, and this could be linked to the warm vintage conditions. San Lorenzo is a generous wine, and it is a bottle you can enjoy in the medium or long term.
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Castello di Ama è una delle tenute più prestigiose del Chianti Classico. Situata nella zona più meridionale della denominazione, la tenuta produce vino solo dalla fine degli anni '70, ma da allora si è guadagnata la reputazione di essere una delle migliori della regione.