2006 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Vigneto La Casuccia

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  3/1/2017 - TheNeuroticDobermann Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drunk over two days. Very solid, Merlot-influenced nose, more on the damson, ripe plum, and cedarwood than the classic sour and bitter cherry of Sangiovese. Nevertheless displays a clear, sweet, balsamic herbaceous element, together with some polished wood, and greengage. Firm tannins on the palate, but the new wood is fully metabolised. Good core of ripe, soft damsons and plums, stewed rhubarb, cherry clafoutis, and blackberry jam. Again, some balancing bitterness from herbaceous and licorice notes. Good, long finish. A very fine, modern interpretation of Chianti, which is drinking very well now. Not especially good value, but the same could be said for most Castello di Ama wines.

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  11/24/2016 - peterchoy wrote: 91 Points

  Appearance: Bright and clear, it has deep ruby color, with fading rims and legs.
  Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of black fruit such as plum and blackberry, dried fruit of prune and fig, mineral notes of earthy, maturity notes of savory, sweet spice of clove, floral note of violet, oak notes of cedar. The wine is developing.
  Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (+) tannin of ripe and velvety texture, showing medium alcohol, medium (+) body and medium (+) intensity flavors of black fruit such as plum and blackberry, oak notes of cedar, sweet spice of clove, dried fruit of prune. The wine has a medium finish.
  Conclusion: Very good quality Chianti with an intense nose of high complexity, the wine is well-structured with robust characters, showing plenty of flavors with concentration, at the same time having finesse and good crisp freshness, and also a decent finish at the end. It is ready to drink now and can maintain for another 2-3 years.

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  3/24/2013 - P-M Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Subdued nose, some raspberry on the palate, aggressive tannins, overall disappointing. Perhaps a bad phase right now. Doesn't live up to its high scores at the moment, and a step compared to earlier vintages.

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  7/12/2010 - hubas wrote: 86 Points

  Really good Chianti

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