2001 Chianti Classico Vigneto Bellavista
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This vertical of Castello di Ama’s flagship Chianti Classico Vigneto Bellavista was one of the more remarkable tastings I have ever had the privilege of participating in. The Ama wines have always been rich, immediate and luscious, but it is their capacity to age that has always impressed me most. That was certainly the case once again in this magnificent retrospective.
From their very first Bellavista in 1982 proprietors Lorenza Sebaste and Marco Pallanti were clearly onto something special. Readers still lucky enough to own that wine are in for a real treat. The single-vineyard Chianti Classico Bellavista is 80% Sangiovese and 20% Malvasia Nera, a combination of indigenous grapes that works beautifully. The early vintages included a dollop of Canaiolo that was planted in the vineyard up until 1988, when it was ripped out in favor of the Merlot that would go on to produce L’Apparita. I also tasted the 2011 Bellavista in barrel, the first since 2007, and a year that it resembles from a stylistic standpoint.
Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Bellavista Key Points:
80% Sangiovese/20% Malvasia Nera aged in French oak barrels
Made from Ama’s Bellavista vineyard, a high-altitude plot in Gaiole
A powerful, intense Chianti Classico
Aging potential: 20-30 years
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Winemaker Marco Pallanti feels that the 2004s are the best wines he has made in some time, though fans of this estate know that Castello di Ama shows an uncanny and widely recognized Latour-like ability to excel in difficult vintages. Marco himself isn't sure of why this might be, though ruthless selection and high quality standards tell part of the story: 200,000 bottles of Chianti were made in '04 but only 70,000 in '03. The Apparita '03 is right up there with the best merlots Italy has ever produced.
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