Castello di Ama, Chianti Classico, Vigneto Casuccia Gran Selezione
Castello di Ama · Tuscany › Chianti Classico › Italy
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
5
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
66
Reviews
92.6
Avg Score
95
Highest
Taster #0986
· Oct 23, 2024
93/100
Very light, red fruits, nice acidity
2013 vintage
Taster #0136
· Dec 25, 2023
93/100
Last bottle. Fragrant and drinking beautifully now.
2013 vintage
Taster #7914
· Jun 12, 2021
92/100
2 hour decant This wine leads with youthful but classic Sangiovese nose of dusty red cherries, floral tones, touch of minerals and rose petals. Body is quite tight but well constructed with firm tannins and strong acidity with a lengthy finish. Blind I would’ve thought 2010 or 2013 Brunello reserve with a little less structure on the back of the palate. Really a nice wine but needs some time to relax from here. Not sure about QPR though.
2015 vintage
Taster #1078
· Jun 18, 2019
90/100
Duplessis at Table, Donkey and Stick (Chicago, IL) : There's an intense dusty thing on the nose here that reminds me a little of the 2006 Cerbaiona that I had yesterday. This doesn't have the funky note that the 2015 San Lorenzo had either -- it's a very intense and clean wine, with lots of fruit both on the red and black side of the spectrum. The palate is fairly elegant, but the trouble is that this is just too …
2015 vintage
Taster #5808
· Nov 18, 2018
95/100
Luxurious aromas reminiscent of a fine Bordeaux. Blackberry liqueur, gummy merlot like notes, ripe black plums. Hugely tannic and structured.
2013 vintage
Taster #6171
· Feb 2, 2017
The novelty of a $200 Chianti? Well, it smells amazing. And its rounded and soft and delicious with a note of tar and truffles. Long, "watery" finish.
2013 vintage