Italie Castello Di Ama Vigneto Bellavista Chianti 1991
The 1991 Castello di Ama Vigneto Bellavista Chianti is a red wine from Tuscany, from the Chianti appellation and produced by Castello di Ama. This cuvée blends 80% Sangiovese and 20% Malvasia Nera. Vigneto Bellavista comes from a selection of estate parcels identified as early as 1978; the producer presents it as one of its benchmark cuvées. Malvasia Nera complements the Sangiovese and contributes to the floral character traditionally associated with this selection.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- Italie
- Région
- Toscane
- Appellation
- Chianti
- Producteur / Domaine
- Castello Di Ama
- Cuvée
- Vigneto Bellavista
- Millésime
- 1991
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Sangiovese, 20% Malvasia Nera
Castello Di Ama
Castello di Ama is a Chianti Classico estate situated around the village of Ama, in the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany. Founded in 1976, it cultivates around 75 hectares of vines spread across the valleys of Bellavista, San Lorenzo, La Casuccia and Montebuoni. Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti are in charge of its management, with the latter having been responsible for winemaking since 1982.
- Owner
- Lorenza Sebasti et Marco Pallanti
- Maître de chais
- Marco Pallanti
- Surface (ha)
- 75.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 330 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Castello di Ama was founded in 1976 by four families from Rome, who set about restoring a vineyard that had been neglected following the end of sharecropping in the 1960s. The revival brought together Tomaso Carini, Gianvittorio Cavanna, Lionello Sebasti and Pietro Tradico. Before 1980, the partners had replanted a large part of the vineyard and built a modern fermentation cellar. The first vintage of the Vigneto Bellavista selection was produced in 1978. Marco Pallanti joined the estate in 1982 to lay its technical foundations and continues to serve as managing director and oenologist. During the 1980s, the estate developed several single-vineyard selections, including San Lorenzo, La Casuccia and Bertinga, whilst also experimenting with Merlot in particular, which gave rise to L’Apparita. Lorenza Sebasti, daughter of Lionello Sebasti, joined the company in 1988 and became managing director in 1993. Since the 1990s, the estate has continued to restructure its vineyards and expand its winery. In 1999, Castello di Ama launched a contemporary art project in the village of Ama. Recent public sources identify Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti as the owners of the estate.
Vigneto Bellavista
Vigneto Bellavista is a single-vineyard selection of Chianti Classico crafted from the finest grapes of the Bellavista vineyard. Produced since the 1978 vintage, it blends predominantly Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera. It is made only in limited quantities and in years deemed exceptional.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name originates from the traditional toponym Bellavista, designating the valley and vineyard that welcome visitors arriving at Ama.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1978
- Style of the cuvée
- A Chianti Classico combining power, finesse, and elegance, marked by the floral and savory character of Malvasia Nera, offering harmony, increasing complexity, and exceptional aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Emblematic single-vineyard cru and top-tier wine of the estate's Chianti Classico Gran Selezione range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created with the 1978 vintage, Vigneto Bellavista was the first single-vineyard selection released to the market by Castello di Ama. In the 1980s, it played a key role in establishing the concept of cru and single-vineyard selections in Chianti Classico. The estate presents it as a historical benchmark among its great wines.
