2017 Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione

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FINE+RARE, Mar 2021

With 2017’s hot and dry conditions, winemaker Marco Pallanti decided to make just one Gran Selezione “super cuvée” – using the best fruit from the estate’s four core vineyards for their San Lorenzo bottling. The result is instantly appealing – offering complex aromatics of coffee, cocoa nibs, sweet black cherry, spice and crunchy cranberry with an almost menthol edge and that classic Sangiovese dustiness. On the palate it’s silken and balanced. An amazingly elegant wine from such a tricky year, there is a core or ripe red-berry fruit, but with a sour-cherry freshness. The elegant yet firm tannins call for air and red meat or cheese, but will resolve with time in bottle. The finish is savoury and saline, leaving you reaching for another glass.

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Castello di Ama

Castello di Ama is one of the pre-eminent estates in Chianti Classico. Situated in the southern-most district of the appellation, the estate has only been making wine since the late 1970s but has since built a reputation as one of the region’s best.

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