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Tasting notes
Score 86/100 · Drink 2001-2008, Robert Parker, Oct 2001

Castello di Ama did not make any single vineyard Chianti Classicos in 1998, preferring to blend everything into their regular cuvee. Emerging from a high elevation/cool microclimate, it reveals a certain austerity and leanness, typical of many 1998s from central Tuscany. Exhibiting notes of new saddle leather, olives, red currants, and cherries, it is a medium-bodied, dry, angular wine which, hopefully, will flesh out over the next 1-2 years. Anticipated maturity: now-2008. A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

Critic scores

Critic scores
86
86/100

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About the producer

Castello di Ama - producer
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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Grape Blend

Sangiovese, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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