GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Castello di Ama
Region: Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Appellation: DOCG Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2016
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: Conventional
Grapes used: 80% Sangiovese and 20% Malvasia Nera
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2016
Winemaking details: Malolactic conversion
Aging: 14 months in oak barrels
Sugar level: Very low
Sulphites: Contains Sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Black Cherry, black plum, blackberry, black pepper, meat, earthy notes, hint of mineral notes
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (well integrated)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Black Cherry, black plum, blackberry, black pepper, meat, earthy notes, hint of mineral notes
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 15-20 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 250 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = at the right price
- Comparison with same price competition = good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = beef stew, lamb, grilled meats, meat plates with mushroom, “pappa al pomodoro”, “Cinta Senese” pigs, “Ribollita”, “Chianina” meat, “Pane e il Companatico” with “Fettunta”, “Ragù al Cinghiale”, “Bistecca Alla Fiorentina”
- Comments = This wine offers a beautiful elegance and finesse together with a good body, mouthfeel and a wonderful acidity. The tannins are powerful but not too strong and complete this wine to achieve a balance close to perfection. The finish is long, refined and seducing, centered around black cherry and black plum. This is without any doubt a superb Chianti with a lot of aging potential.
- Final Grade = A+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
