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L'Apparita 2018 75cl

IGT | Toscana | Italia
CHF 172.95
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99 Robert Parker
This wine has earned its spot in a world of pantheons that is grande vini Italiani. The Castello di Ama 2018 L'Apparita is one of the world's greatest Merlots, and this slightly cooler growing season delivers on all the promise and pedigree that we should expect of this collectors' favorite. L'Apparita opens to an inky dark and blackish appearance, and the bouquet slowly reveals black fruit, ripe cherry, dark spice, smoke and barbecue rub. The wine's texture and finish, which is so velvety and rich, so supple and soft, is what will ultimately win you over. Indeed, this wine excels especially in terms of the elegance and fullness of the mouthfeel.
99 Vinous
The 2018 L'Apparita is a total stunner. Ama's 100% Merlot is usually a wine of bombastic intensity, but the 2018 marks a departure from that style, as it is all finesse and nuance. Blackberry jam, spice, menthol and lavender are some of the aromas and flavors that open in an Apparita that dazzles with its precision and nuance. Rain at the end of August pushed out harvest and gave Marco Pallanti the ideal conditions to craft this gorgeous wine.
99 Robert Parker
This wine has earned its spot in a world of pantheons that is grande vini Italiani. The Castello di Ama 2018 L'Apparita is one of the world's greatest Merlots, and this slightly cooler growing season delivers on all the promise and pedigree that we should expect of this collectors' favorite. L'Apparita opens to an inky dark and blackish appearance, and the bouquet slowly reveals black fruit, ripe cherry, dark spice, smoke and barbecue rub. The wine's texture and finish, which is so velvety and rich, so supple and soft, is what will ultimately win you over. Indeed, this wine excels especially in terms of the elegance and fullness of the mouthfeel.
99 Vinous
The 2018 L'Apparita is a total stunner. Ama's 100% Merlot is usually a wine of bombastic intensity, but the 2018 marks a departure from that style, as it is all finesse and nuance. Blackberry jam, spice, menthol and lavender are some of the aromas and flavors that open in an Apparita that dazzles with its precision and nuance. Rain at the end of August pushed out harvest and gave Marco Pallanti the ideal conditions to craft this gorgeous wine.
98 James Suckling
Hard dark-chocolate aromas with blackberries and blue fruit. Pure and gorgeous. Full-bodied with gorgeous, polished tannins that are intense and powerful, yet ever so precise and together. It’s so curated and real with a great finish. One of the best merlots from Ama in a long time. Drink after 2024 and onwards.
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.