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Castello di Ama Tuscany IGT Toscana

Castello di Ama

Castello di Ama l'Apparita 2021

Red green still

Organic and sustainable
  • Castello di Ama l'Apparita 2021
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Castello di Ama Tuscany IGT Toscana
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Denomination Toscana IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Aging After malolactic fermentation, the wine spent 18 months in fine-grain oak barriques, of which 50% were new and the rest were second passage. The wine was bottled on 21 September 2013, producing 6,840 standard Bordeaux bottles, 210 magnums, 40 Jeroboams, and 20 Salmanazars.
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Description

L’Apparita was Tuscany’s first pure Merlot and has been a cult wine since its very first vintage, in 1985. The small plots that make up the 3.84 hectares of the L’Apparita vineyard are set atop the Vigneto Bellavista hill, at an altitude di 490 metres asl. In 1975 they were planted with Canaiolo and Malvasia Bianca, then grafted over with Merlot clone 342 between 1982 and 1985.

Awards

  • 2021

    96

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

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Profumo

Perfume

Red berries, blackberries; spice, black peppercorns and juniper. A balsamic note completes the aromatic profile of this wine.

Colore

Color

Deep, impenetrable crimson with violet nuances.

Gusto

Taste

Extremely stylish, velvety and mouthfilling, yet powerful, with silky, delicate tannins. Decidedly fresh-tasting and endlessly lingering.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Meat
Game
Cheese
Pork

Producer
Castello di Ama
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1976
  • Oenologist: Marco Pallanti
  • Bottles produced: 320.000
  • Hectares: 75
The founding of Castello di Ama dates back to 1976, when four families originally from Rome set out to restore a prestigious wine estate to the splendor it deserved. The estate, which originally consisted of 55 hectares and was located in the heart of Chianti Classico, was immediately enhanced through major investments in the vineyard, following the most up-to-date agronomic techniques of the time, and the construction of a new winery, equipped with steel tanks, temperature control and large work spaces.

To date, Castello di Ama owns and manages about 75 hectares of vineyards and 40 hectares of olive groves, relying on the work of more than 60 people. The role of general manager and oenologist is held continuously by Marco Pallanti, who served, between 2006 and 2012, as President of the Chianti Classico Consortium, bringing the contribution of the creation of the 'Gran Selezione' category with the aim of highlighting the extraordinary quality and diversity of the region's wines. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castello di Ama

Name Castello di Ama l'Apparita 2021
Type Red green still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2021
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castello di Ama
Origin Gaiole in Chianti (Siena).
Climate Altitude: 490 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North – South.
Soil composition Limestone with a prevalence of clays.
Cultivation system Open lyre.
Wine making Fermentation was started using ambient yeasts in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 30–33 °C, with manual pumpovers and total cuvaison of 25 days. After first racking, the wine was transferred to barriques for malolactic fermentation.
Aging After malolactic fermentation, the wine spent 18 months in fine-grain oak barriques, of which 50% were new and the rest were second passage. The wine was bottled on 21 September 2013, producing 6,840 standard Bordeaux bottles, 210 magnums, 40 Jeroboams, and 20 Salmanazars.
PH 3.47
Dry extract 28.9 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites