Castello Di Ama - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo 2019 (750ml)
Price: $59.00
| Producer | Castello Di Ama |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Chianti Classico |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 6433 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 97 Points
13 Aug 2022 ? Perfumed and beautiful with flowers cherries and raspberries. Forest fruits too. Full-bodied with extremely fine tannins that run the length of the wine and are wonderfully integrated spreading across the palate. Lasts for minutes. Better after 2025 but already fantastic.
vWine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo draws its fruit from various sites selected throughout the estate and for that reason it is often the most representative wine from Castello di Ama (despite its more approachable price). This vintage is especially interesting showing a more formal quality of tannins for longer aging potential and softly extracted dark fruit that sets it apart. Vintner Marco Pallanti likens 2019 to 2004 or 2016 some of the best vintages in recent memory. The wine is partially aged in new oak and the percentage of new barrels used depends on the vintage conditions. This edition sees 20% new oak medium toast and fine grains. The team is working with lower temperatures during fermentation with more numerous pump-overs for the first couple of weeks then the wine is left alone. Fresh cherry fruit blackberry spice and grilled herb emerge. This is a production of 80000 bottles.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Sleek and racy featuring cherry blackberry violet and iron aromas and flavors. This red is more about fruit and finesse though there's an element of wild Mediterranean scrub. Firm with dense resonant tannins and a long finish. Sangiovese and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2045. 5855 cases made 600 cases imported.
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello di Ama San Lorenzo is a wild beautifully layered wine. Touches of Merlot and Malvasia Nera lend striking complexity and dimension to a mid-weight yet fleshy Gran Selezione. Iron cured meats spice leather and dried leaves all take shape in this deceptively mid-weight yet deep highly expressive Gran Selezione. (Drink between 2026-2039)
Decanter: 94 Points
A blend of the estate?s four historic vineyards ? Bellavista Casuccia San Lorenzo and Montebuoni ? from plantings that are at least 25 years old this bottling is for now Castello di Ama?s flagship Gran Selezione. There's plenty to unpack here. A top note of vanilla complements red cherry tobacco and thyme. Diving into the palate the juicy red plum core is nuanced by freshly turned earth and rose. Assertive in personality but equally gracious it's hard to resist at the moment. Those
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