Castello di Ama

Mit dem Jahrgang 2017 haben Lorenza und Marco ihrem Rosato nicht nur einen Namen gegeben, sondern ihn quasi neu erfunden: Komplex nach frischen roten Beeren, ohne beliebig zu sein. Hervorragende Balance aus Frucht, Säure und feinem Tannin. Schon immer einer der ganz großen Rosés Italiens - ein charaktervoller Begleiter mediterraner Speisen und auch solo ein unvergesslicher Genuss! SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2017 Purple Rose is gorgeous. Ample and generous on the palate, with lovely depth and silkiness, the 2017 Purple Rose is a serious wine endowed with terrific depth and tons of textural nuance. Blood orange, star anise, crushed rose petals and mint give the 2017 an exotic flair. The Purple Rose is mostly a saignée of Sangiovese." VINOUS

Komplex nach frischen roten Beeren, ohne beliebig zu sein. Hervorragende Balance aus Frucht, Säure und feinem Tannin. Schon immer einer der ganz großen Rosés Italiens - ein charaktervoller Begleiter mediterraner Speisen und auch solo ein unvergesslicher Genuss! SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright medium red-pink. Very precise, juicy aromas and flavors of red cherry and herbs showcase very good size and depth, plus an enticing tactile chewy mouthfeel. A blend of mostly Sangiovese with a little Merlot. Co-owner and winemaker Marco Pallanti is one of those gifted winemakers who would have trouble making a bad wine even if he sets out to do so on purpose." Vinous

Il Chiuso ist eine wunderbar köstliche Mischung aus Sangiovese und Pinot Nero. Im Bouquet süße rote Kirschen, Blumen, Minze und andere Gewürze. Fruchtig, gut ausbalanciert und mit seidigen Tanninen. Der Zusatz von Spätburgunder verleiht dem Wein die gewisse Grazie und Eleganz. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2016 Il Chiuso is gorgeous. The fruit and inner perfume are clearly those of Pinot, but the acid profile and structure are deeply inflected with Ama nuances. Although not an especially varietal wine, the Chiuso is super-attractive and highly appealing. Dark cherry, plum, lavender and rose petal run through this expressive, midweight wine." VINOUS

Al Poggio, eine Cuvée aus Chardonnay und Pinot Grigio, ist von heller Farbe mit grünlichen Reflexen. Das blumige Bouquet wird von umhüllenden Pfirsichnoten begleitet. Frisch, fruchtig, reich und elegant am Gaumen mit feiner Mineralität und der aromatischen Wiederholung von weißen Blumen. SUPERIORE.DE

Castello di Ama, eines der höchstgelegenen Weingüter im Classico-Gebiet, produziert mit dem Ama jedes Jahr einen der besten Weine seiner Appellation. Die Trauben kommen von den Einzellagen Bellavista, Casuccia, San Lorenzo, Bertinga und Montebuini. Ein frischer Wein mit jugendlichem Charme und Aromen von Kirsche, Pflaume und Gewürznoten. Vielschichtig, gehaltvoll und mit feinkörnigem Tannin am Gaumen. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2016 Chardonnay di Toscana Al Poggio offers great freshness, crispness and purity with aromas of white peach, cantaloupe melon, blanched almond and Golden Delicious apple. Castello di Ama proprietor Marco Pallanti is celebrating his 37th harvest this year." Robert Parker

"Very, very perfumed with cherry, floral and blackberry aromas. Full body, a solid core of fruit and a fresh, clean finish. Solid and delicious. A real Chianti Classico." James Suckling

"Backwards and traditional in style, this red will require some time to find equilibrium and reveal all its facets. Shows purity to the core of cherry, currant, leather and earth flavors, finishing firm and long." Wine Spectator

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione von der Einzellage San Lorenzo zeigt Tiefe und Konzentration. Im Bouquet wunderbare Aromen von getrockneten Orangenschalen, Kirschen, Zeder und Kaffee, eleganter Geschmack, sehr harmonisch mit seidigen Tanninen und guter Länge. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2014 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo flaunts its importance. It boasts confidence and an outward-looking personality that comes as a refreshing surprise. Like all Gran Selezione wines, it is released 30 months after January 1st following the harvest. That means it still has a few more months to go before it hits the market. This expression of Sangiovese shows depth and power with ripe fruit tones of cherry and forest berry. Like many of the other high profile wines I preview-tasted from the difficult 2014 vintage, I am delighted and surprised by the elegant and soft nature of the mature tannins. The wine’s finish offers bright freshness with layers of dark fruit, wet earth and forest floor." Robert Parker

"Ama's 2014 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo is one of the successes of this very challenging vintage. Then again, Ama did not bottle their flagship Casuccia and Bellavista Chianti Classicos. Instead, all of the best fruit went into the San Lorenzo. A dark, rich wine, the 2014 possesses notable depth and persistence. Black cherry, plum, mocha, leather and spice notes give the wine its signature dark profile. At the same time, there is more than enough freshness to support a number of years of very fine drinking. The flavors are a bit forward, so I would not wait too long on the 2014." VINOUS

"This is extremely tangy with plenty of chocolate and lemon character and hints of cedar, too. Medium body, bright acidity and chocolatey aftertaste. Very refined and well-crafted for a 2014." James Suckling

"Marco Pallanti decided not to bottle his single-vineyard Vigneto Bellavista and Vigneto La Casuccia in the difficult 2014 vintage, devoting that fruit instead to this bottling of San Lorenzo. It rounds out its wild-cherry flavors with subtle notes of spice and woodsmoke from ten months in barriques while brisk acidity lends freshness, emphasized by notes of orange peel and mint." Wine&Spirits

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione von der Einzellage San Lorenzo zeigt Tiefe und Konzentration. Im Bouquet wunderbare Aromen von getrockneten Orangenschalen, Kirschen, Zeder und Kaffee, eleganter Geschmack, sehr harmonisch mit seidigen Tanninen und guter Länge. SUPERIORE.DE

"Leuchtendes Rubin mit leichtem Violettschimmer. Viel knackige Frucht, nach Zwetschgen und frischen Kirschen, etwas Veilchen, sehr klar. Sehr saftig und klar auch am Gaumen, hat viel knackige, frische Frucht, feinmaschiges und doch präsentes Tannin, salzig." Falstaff

"A bold, racy wine, the 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo captures all the exuberance of the year while retaining a good bit of structure. Like all the Ama wines, the San Lorenzo packs a serious punch in its dark flavors and intense, muscular feel. The San Lorenzo is essentially a second selection of lots from the dual flagship Gran Seleziones La Casuccia and Bellavista. Lavender, spice and menthol add the closing shades of nuance. The blend is 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot and Malvasia Nera. More importantly, the San Lorenzo is another very serious wine in this range." VINOUS

"What first strikes you about the nose is that it offers one of the purest fruit expressions of all the 2015 Gran Seleziones. Blackcurrants, orange and lemon rind, brambleberries, heather, sage, thyme and blackberry leaves are all a feature. The tannins are steely, and the flavors are so savory. The fruit is carried through to the long, chewy finish by the highly refreshing acidity." James Suckling

"The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo represents a blend of some of the estate's best Sangiovese from vines that are 20 years old and more. You do feel that extra density, intensity and complexity within the very fiber of this beautiful wine. The effect is deep and layered. Castello di Ama is characterized by limestone clay soils mixed with both galestro and alberese marl stones. There is about 60 centimeters of topsoil and compacted clay below that." Robert Parker

Castello di Ama, eines der höchstgelegenen Weingüter im Classico-Gebiet, produziert mit dem Ama jedes Jahr einen der besten Weine seiner Appellation. Die Trauben kommen von den Einzellagen Bellavista, Casuccia, San Lorenzo, Bertinga und Montebuini. Ein frischer Wein mit jugendlichem Charme und Aromen von Kirsche, Pflaume und Gewürznoten. Vielschichtig, gehaltvoll und mit feinkörnigem Tannin am Gaumen. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2016 Chardonnay di Toscana Al Poggio offers great freshness, crispness and purity with aromas of white peach, cantaloupe melon, blanched almond and Golden Delicious apple. Castello di Ama proprietor Marco Pallanti is celebrating his 37th harvest this year." Robert Parker

"Very, very perfumed with cherry, floral and blackberry aromas. Full body, a solid core of fruit and a fresh, clean finish. Solid and delicious. A real Chianti Classico." James Suckling

"Backwards and traditional in style, this red will require some time to find equilibrium and reveal all its facets. Shows purity to the core of cherry, currant, leather and earth flavors, finishing firm and long." Wine Spectator

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione von der Einzellage San Lorenzo zeigt Tiefe und Konzentration. Im Bouquet wunderbare Aromen von getrockneten Orangenschalen, Kirschen, Zeder und Kaffee, eleganter Geschmack, sehr harmonisch mit seidigen Tanninen und guter Länge. SUPERIORE.DE

"Leuchtendes Rubin mit leichtem Violettschimmer. Viel knackige Frucht, nach Zwetschgen und frischen Kirschen, etwas Veilchen, sehr klar. Sehr saftig und klar auch am Gaumen, hat viel knackige, frische Frucht, feinmaschiges und doch präsentes Tannin, salzig." Falstaff

"A bold, racy wine, the 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo captures all the exuberance of the year while retaining a good bit of structure. Like all the Ama wines, the San Lorenzo packs a serious punch in its dark flavors and intense, muscular feel. The San Lorenzo is essentially a second selection of lots from the dual flagship Gran Seleziones La Casuccia and Bellavista. Lavender, spice and menthol add the closing shades of nuance. The blend is 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot and Malvasia Nera. More importantly, the San Lorenzo is another very serious wine in this range." VINOUS

"What first strikes you about the nose is that it offers one of the purest fruit expressions of all the 2015 Gran Seleziones. Blackcurrants, orange and lemon rind, brambleberries, heather, sage, thyme and blackberry leaves are all a feature. The tannins are steely, and the flavors are so savory. The fruit is carried through to the long, chewy finish by the highly refreshing acidity." James Suckling

"The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo represents a blend of some of the estate's best Sangiovese from vines that are 20 years old and more. You do feel that extra density, intensity and complexity within the very fiber of this beautiful wine. The effect is deep and layered. Castello di Ama is characterized by limestone clay soils mixed with both galestro and alberese marl stones. There is about 60 centimeters of topsoil and compacted clay below that." Robert Parker

Die 2011er Ausgabe der Gran Selezione aus der Einzellage Bellavista ist reich und dunkel mit Aromen von Wildkirsche, Rauch, Lakritz, Menthol und Tabak. Äußerst attraktiv und gehaltvoll am Gaumen, feste Tannine bilden das Rückgrat dieses virilen, potenten Weins. SUPERIORE.DE

"Sattes, dunkles Rubin, leichter Violettschimmer. Eröffnet in der Nase mit feinen würzigen Noten, nach Sandelholz, etwas Vanille, dann satt nach Zwetschgen. Im Ansatz viel präsente Frucht, öffnet sich mit dichtmaschigem, kernigem Tannin, dezent erdige Noten, im Finale langer Nachhall, fein und elegant." Falstaff

"The 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista opens to dark concentration, bold intensity and an immediate delivery of ripe fruit flavors. Stylistically speaking, this single-vineyard Grand Selezione is extracted, muscular and extremely fruit forward. The heat of the 2011 vintage comes through loud and clear. Happily, the mouthfeel is tighter and more focused with dusty minerality on the tannins and long persistency." Robert Parker

"Ama's 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista shows the darker, more brooding style of Sangiovese at Ama. Graphite, smoke, tar, licorice, incense and cloves wrap around a core of dark fruit. A wine of gravitas and vertical structure, the 2011 will reward several decades of cellaring. This is an unusually stern wine for the vintage though. Readers will have to be patient to experience the Bellavista at its best. Still, I can't help notice how much the 2011 has grown in bottle over the last year." VINOUS

"Rich and elegant, with black cherry, black currant, violet and boysenberry flavors allied to a sleek frame. Dense and weightless at once, with a lingering aftertaste of tobacco and tea. Presents a fine balance and aftertaste." Wine Spectator

"A fresh and layered red with blackberry, blueberry and mint character. Full body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Minerally." James Suckling

Chianti Classico La Casuccia aus gleichnamiger Einzellage mit Gran-Selezione-Status verbindet in seiner typischen Art beispielhaft hervorragende Struktur mit höchster Eleganz. SUPERIORE.DE

"Funkelndes, sattes Rubin mit leichtem Granatrand. Kühle, spannende Nase, eröffnet mit betont würzigen Noten, viel Gewürznelken, etwas Kardamom, dann satt nach Brombeere und dunklen Kirschen. In Ansatz und Verlauf rund und überaus geschmeidig, blüht schön auf, öffnet sich mit feinmaschigem, elegantem Tannin, satter Zug, viel dunkelbeerige Frucht, sehr langer Nachhall." Falstaff

"The 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto La Casuccia is opulent and voluptuous with thick lines of dark fruit and spice that characterize the bouquet. More than heft and power, this wine delivers excellent complexity with layers of black truffle, grilled herb and cherry cola that add vertical lift." Robert Parker

"A wine of pure femininity and grace, the 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto La Casuccia is wonderfully fleshy and radiant in the glass. Rose petal, sweet red cherry, tobacco, mint and spices meld together as this effortless, supple wine shows off its undeniably appealing personality. Sweet, silky tannins wrap around a super-expressive finish laced with knock-out aromatics. The 2011 is firing on all cylinders today." VINOUS

"Rich and modern, pure and expressive, with violet, black currant, cherry and spice flavors that ride the racy profile and dense tannic structure to a long, lingering aftertaste of fruit and spice." Wine Spectator

"Amazing aromas of crushed dark fruits with raspberry, blueberry and blackberry. Dried flowers and violets too, plus tanned leather. Full body, ultra-fine yet dense tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes. Stunning texture. One of the greatest Chianti Classicos ever made." James Suckling

Eleganter Merlot von hoch gelegenen Weinbergen, dessen weitere Entwicklung in der Flasche immer wieder fasziniert. Sehr einladendes Bouquet, reife Beerennote, Holunder und Kaffee. Am Gaumen überaus fein und strukturiert, dichte, geschliffene Tannine, klingt sehr lang und gelassen aus. SUPERIORE.DE

"Funkelndes, intensives Rubin. Sehr duftige und intensive Frucht, nach Brombeere, Zwetschken und Tabak, im Hintergrund Lorbeerblatt. Am Gaumen geschliffen und präzise, viel saftige Frucht, öffnet sich dann mit präzisem Tannin, vielschichtig und tief, hallt am Gaumen lange nach, Kraft und Eleganz." Falstaff

"A gorgeous red with blackberry, cherry and blueberry character throughout. Medium body, ultra-fine tannins and a fresh finish. Vigorous and vibrant. Gorgeous pure merlot as always. Built for aging but pretty to drink now." James Suckling

"Dense, with a tightly woven matrix supporting black cherry, plum, black pepper, tobacco and mineral flavors. All the components are there, but this needs time to absorb the firm, muscular tannins. Fine length." Wine Spectator

"The highlight in this range, the 2013 L'Apparita is a real stunner. Deep, explosive and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2013 possesses stunning nuance. This is an especially restrained Apparita built more on finesse than power. The translucence and total sense of elegance here are both truly remarkable. In short, this is a memorable edition for one of Tuscany's very finest wines. Layers of rich, dark fruit, spice, leather and smoke infuse the creamy, voluptuous finish. The oak needs to settle down." VINOUS