2015 Chianti Classico Bellavista Gran Selezione
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The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista plays very true to type, with expressive aromatic top notes from the Malvasia Nera that gives the wine its distinctive savory/floral profile. Sage lavender, black pepper, menthol and juniper berry all grow in the glass. Towering and statuesque in its presence, the 2015 is going to need a number of years to be at its best.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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This wine is one of the true protagonists of the 2015 vintage. The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista offers an unreal level of intensity and depth with profound darkness and perfectly integrated tannins versus acidity. This wine was not produced in 2014. This vintage only saw 4,200 bottles made. The wine pours forth with rich fruit that is tightly woven within the wine's generous texture. Spice, smoke and tobacco appear as brief afterthoughts. Despite the beauty of the bouquet, this wine is ultimately all about the finesse and the elegance of its mouthfeel and that subtle game it plays alternating between brawn and grace. Vigneto Bellavista is bellissimo.
Very intense, almost charred nose. Masses of acid and tannins – and fruit – but the whole is still embryonic. This desperately needs food! But at the right temperature (not too warm) a certain silky, peppery quality emerges. Prune flavours but no dried-grape characters. There is real energy in this tightly coiled spring of a wine that tastes like an essence of Tuscany. (JR)
Gaiole in Chianti. 80% Sangiovese, 20% Malvasia Nera. Youthful mid crimson. Very deep and alluring on the nose, if just a tiny bit dusty. Very poised yet generous and finely balanced. Great purity and with tactile, finely grained tannins on the finish. (WS)
About the producer
Castello di Ama is one of the pre-eminent estates in Chianti Classico. Situated in the southern-most district of the appellation, the estate has only been making wine since the late 1970s but has since built a reputation as one of the region’s best.