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2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Gaiole in Chianti (Chianti Classico, Siena)

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

80% Sangiovese, 20% Malvasia Nera

Vintages
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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2026 - 2041

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These new releases from Castello di Ama are exceptional. A memorable edition of the flagship 100% Merlot L'Apparita caps things off in grand style. The 2017 growing season was marked by very hot temperatures in May and June, followed by rain at the end of June and into July. The compact harvest produced small, light bunches with very little juice. Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti found the conditions too challenging to bottle their flaship Bellavista and La Casuccia crus, so for 2017 the reds that will be released are the Ama and San Lorenzo Chianti Classicos, Haiku and L'Apparita. The much more benign and picture-perfect 2016 growing season produced some of the most majestic, viscerally thrilling wines I have ever tasted here. Don't miss them!