Castello di Ama Bellavista Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2021

The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista is a stunner. Dense, powerful and forbidding, in classic Bellavista style, the 2021 packs an immense punch. It is also a very potent wine. All of the Bellavista signatures are present, but they are nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit. Graphite, sage, crushed rocks, lavender, mint and dried herbs all play off a core of cool, dark-toned fruit. The 2021 is a bruiser – a beautiful, vivid bruiser. I can’t wait to see how it ages. Drinking window: 2027-2046. Score – 98. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, July 11, 2024)