Castello di Ama Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2021 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 96/100

The 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello di Ama San Lorenzo is fabulous. It offers up a compelling mix of blackberry, graphite, crushed rocks, spice, lavender and black pepper, showing striking inner sweetness, gorgeous mid-palate pliancy and [mind]-blowing balance, all in a medium-bodied style that will be approachable with minimal cellaring. San Lorenzo remains an archetype for contemporary Chianti Classico. Production is down about 30% in 2020 because of stringent selection. Drinking window: 2025-2040. Score - 95. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Aug. 29, 2023) MINE: Castello di Ama's San Lorenzo Gran Selezione Chianti Classico from Tuscany is a luscious, medium-bodied red wine blending Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera and Merlot with notes of boysenberry, crushed granite, violet and white pepper. This dry wine displays supple mid-palate and stunning balance that will continue to develop over the next fifteen years. Serve it slightly below room temperature with veal Parmigiana as the wine's striking inner sweetness complements the melted cheese and tomato sauce, or pair it with meaty lasagne where the wine's compelling complexity stands up to the rich layers. Winemaker Marco Pallanti crafts this fabulous Chianti from the historic San Lorenzo vineyard, with production down thirty percent in 2020 due to stringent selection, ensuring remarkable concentration and purity. San Lorenzo remains an archetype for contemporary Chianti Classico, showcasing silky tannins and aromatic depth. This approachable yet age-worthy wine represents outstanding quality and will drink beautifully through 2040. NEW: Marco Pallanti crafts this Chianti Classico from San Lorenzo, a single vineyard so consistent it's become a benchmark for the whole appellation. Sangiovese leads the blend, rounded out with a little Malvasia Nera and Merlot. Boysenberry and violet carry the nose. Crushed granite and white pepper give the palate its backbone, with tannins that stay polished right through the finish. A Chianti this precise deserves company that won't compete with it, so keep the sauce simple. Try it with veal Parmesan or a bowl of cacio e pepe.

Chianti Classico food pairings: meaty lasagne, meat-lover's pizza, veal Parmesan.

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Natalie MacLean reviewed this Castello di Ama Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2021 for the Vintages release of December 19, 2026.

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