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L'Apparita 2017 75cl

IGT | Toscana | Italia
CHF 172.95
Punteggi dei critici
97 James Suckling
Intense and exotic on the nose with blackberry, blueberry, violet and walnut aromas that follow through to a full body with layers of ripe tannins and a beautiful finish of polished and well poised fruit. It goes on and on. I am impressed by the freshness here, as well as the intensity for the vintage. Drink in 2023 and onwards, but a joy to taste now.
96 Robert Parker
I am immediately struck by the power and concentration of the Castello di Ama 2017 L'Apparita. This is an exuberant and gregarious expression of Merlot that has absorbed every last sunbeam of the hot summer season. On the nose, the wine shows beautiful fullness and generosity that spills richly across the senses. Blackberry syrup and cherry liqueur are followed by smoke, tar, toast and sweet chewing tobacco. You taste that extra density in a similar manner, and the rich concentration of the fruit has consequently shaped a more apparent tannin and a little snap of astringency on the close. My sample bottle does not show a reading of the wine's alcoholic content, but you feel some heat as well. This edition of L'Apparita is extra dark, succulent and firm. When the wine has been given another five to ten years of cellar age, then I'd suggest guinea fowl or one of those delicious roasted pigeon dishes you find in Tuscany. Some 7,300 bottles were made.
96 Vinous
The 2017 L'Apparita, Ama's 100% Merlot, is silky, polished and exceptionally beautiful. In 2017, L'Apparita is restrained and elegant more than it is powerful. I have seen L'Apparita blossom with a few years in bottle. I imagine it will be the case here too. Today, L'Apparita is decidedly nuanced and elegant.
96 Robert Parker
I am immediately struck by the power and concentration of the Castello di Ama 2017 L'Apparita. This is an exuberant and gregarious expression of Merlot that has absorbed every last sunbeam of the hot summer season. On the nose, the wine shows beautiful fullness and generosity that spills richly across the senses. Blackberry syrup and cherry liqueur are followed by smoke, tar, toast and sweet chewing tobacco. You taste that extra density in a similar manner, and the rich concentration of the fruit has consequently shaped a more apparent tannin and a little snap of astringency on the close. My sample bottle does not show a reading of the wine's alcoholic content, but you feel some heat as well. This edition of L'Apparita is extra dark, succulent and firm. When the wine has been given another five to ten years of cellar age, then I'd suggest guinea fowl or one of those delicious roasted pigeon dishes you find in Tuscany. Some 7,300 bottles were made.
Produttore
Castello di Ama
Castello di Ama, a Gaiole, è un'azienda vitivinicola molto importante nel cuore del Chianti Classico. Fondato negli anni '70 da quattro famiglie romane, Castello di Ama è gestito dal 1982 dal vinificatore di fiducia, Marco Pallanti e da sua moglie, Lorenza Sebasti, che è anche l'Amministratore Delegato della cantina. Oggi Castello di Ama è conosciuto per la produzione del primo grande Merlot toscano, L'Apparita, ma qui si producono anche due versioni di Chianti Classico da singolo vigneto: Vigneto La Casuccia e Vigneto Bellavista. La tenuta di questo produttore-coltivatore toscano di riferimento è di 210 ettari, di cui 75 sono vitati, 45 sono piantati a ulivi e 100 sono di bosco e godono di una delle viste più belle della zona del Chianti Classico. Castello di Ama crea vini straordinari: sette rossi, un bianco, un rosé e un vino dolce attualmente in produzione.