Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo

Castello di Ama is an Italian producer, found the Chianti Classico region in Tuscany. The estate has about 75 hectares (185 acres) of vineyards, all within a two-miles radius of the village of Ama. Beauty and uniqueness enticed this family, originally from Rome, to Ama in the early Seventies. Bound by their love of wine, they replanted the vineyards and introduced new production methods, building a new winery with the end goal of producing Chianti Classico and returning Ama to its former glory.

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. This wine is produced from the finest grapes grown in the historic vineyards Bellavista, Casuccia, San Lorenzo and Montebuoni. An expression of Sangiovese blended with the smallest quantities of Merlot and Malvasia Nera,
the hallmarks of this complex wine are finesse, elegance, intensity, length and freshness. Castello di Ama San Lorenzo has a remarkable ability to evolve, developing aromatic complexity and exemplary intensity over time.

Fruity nose with red cherry, strawberry notes, zest of orange and liquorice. Some tertiary hints remind leather. Juicy and succulent with a silky supple texture. Ripen red fruits, intriguing and long-lasting. Tannins are firm and delicate. The aftertaste expresses a lively freshness with notes of dark red fruits, wet ground and wood.