Castello di Ama Vigneto Bellavista Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2011

Ama’s 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista shows the darker, more brooding style of Sangiovese at Ama. Graphite, smoke, tar, licorice, incense and cloves wrap around a core of dark fruit. A wine of gravitas and vertical structure, the 2011 will reward several decades of cellaring. This is an unusually stern wine for the vintage though. Readers will have to be patient to experience the Bellavista at its best. Still, I can’t help [but] notice how much the 2011 has grown in bottle over the last year. Drinking window: 2021-2036. Score – 95+. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Sept. 2015)