Castello Di Ama, Chianti Classico Bellavista

Castello Di Ama, Chianti Classico BellavistaComplex and inviting aromas of sweet cherry, leather and spice lead to a core of cherry and strawberry fruit, singed by tobacco and earthy, woodsy accents. Firm and long, with a refreshing finish. Best from 2019 through 2028. 36 cases imported. BS

Asian spices

dazzling intensity and remarkable richness

it is fresh and elegant and from a cooler (more Atlantic) vintage with more rain than the average and a relatively late harvest between September 28th and October 12th

The effect is graceful and focused

In a series of three old-vine Barbaresco expressions

orange zest and tobacco alongside assertive

A spicy and admirably pure nose mixes notes of red and blue pinot fruit with those of Asian-style tea

and a tight acid spine and serious but polished tannins nicely extending and framing the brooding fruit notes and peppery flintiness on the long

with a peppery nuance adding bite and a sexy floral note building in the glass

A sleeper of the vintage

graceful evolution

white pepper and touches of clove develop with aeration