CASTELLO DI AMA SAN LORENZO
is our Chianti
Classico Gran Selezione
In 2010 we had a great harvest and split the Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva to make two
new Chianti Classico wines.
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CASTELLO DI AMA SAN LORENZO
Chianti Classico AMA 2010 is made with grapes from young vineyards of our property, around 9095% Sangiovese with 5-10% Merlot. Both varieties grow in the vineyards that have been replanted
at high-density in the last ten years. The wine perfectly represents our hilly territory in an enjoyable
version in its youth: fragrant, fresh, gifted with a well-balances polyphenolic legacy.
The Chianti Classico CASTELLO DI AMA SAN LORENZO 2010 takes its name from the
magnificent wide valley that our18th century villas overlook. This is CASTELLO DI AMA’s
GRAN SELEZIONE, made from grapes that come from our older vineyards and from others that,
having been planted at least ten years ago, have attained a perfect level of polyphenolic maturity at
harvest. CASTELLO DI AMA’s GRAN SELEZIONE is an extraordinarily elegant, powerful and
intense wine. Undoubtedly it represents the perfect picture of the uniqueness of our territory.
The GRAN SELEZIONE is an important step forward for the denomination of Chianti Classico and
becomes the apex of the pyramid in terms of quality. The name GRAN SELEZIONE is a guarantee for
the consumer in terms of origin and quality, and requires all grapes completely produced in the
property, with 30 months aging after the harvest.
Castello di Ama has always chosen to produce all wines exclusively from the our own vineyards,
without purchasing grapes or wine from elsewhere. Over the years we have selected our best parcels
for our Sangiovese production. All our Chianti Classico wines are a paradigm of the territorial and
ampelographic vocation of Ama’s hills.