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Castello di Ama Chianti Classico 2019
Siena, Tuscany, ItalyWinemaker Marco Pallanti ages his Chianti Classico for 12 months in used barriques that give the fruit some breathing room without inhibiting its vibrancy. The aromas are spectacular, all on the red fruit spectrum mixing cherry and raspberry with the perfect amount of earth and classic forest floor. Vibrant, energizing, and pure, it is a delicious bottle of Chianti that speaks to the full potential of the region's wine. Drink or hold seven to ten years, there is no rush. Pallanti and his wife and co-owner Lorenza have farmed the Chianti Classico estate since 1974. Castello di Ama San Lorenzo is named after the picturesque San Lorenzo valley viewed from the estate's eighteenth-century Villa Pianigiani and Villa Ricucci. Over the last quarter-century, all of the vineyards have been replanted, and everything at the winery has been upgraded. The acclaimed single vineyard wines grow on 75 hectares of vineyard amid 35 hectares of olive trees planted on a mix of limestone and clay at an elevation of 1,650 feet.Tasted: 21 November 2021Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $44.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
Halpern
Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 864595
