Italie Castello Di Ama Vigneto La Casuccia Chianti 1991
The 1991 Castello di Ama Vigneto La Casuccia Chianti is a red wine from Tuscany, crafted by Castello di Ama under the Chianti appellation. This cuvée combines 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot. Hailing from the La Casuccia vineyard, it belongs to the estate's historical parcel selections: its first harvest dates back to 1985. The wine comes from Sangiovese and Merlot parcels harvested separately. The production of this cuvée is limited and reserved by the estate for vintages deemed the most favorable.
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 La Casuccia
- Millésime
- 1991
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
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 La Casuccia
Vigneto La Casuccia is a distinct wine produced by Castello di Ama, historically as a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG. It comes from separate harvests of three Sangiovese and Merlot plots located in the La Casuccia vineyard. Produced in very limited quantities and only in the best vintages, it is one of the estate's historic cru selections.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée takes the traditional name of the vineyard and the La Casuccia valley, a local toponym used for a long time around Ama.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1985
- Style of the cuvée
- Intense, deep and structured wine, combining energy, richness and elegance. Its general profile brings together red fruits, nuances of tobacco, licorice and mint, with marked balance and aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Prehistoric historic cru, produced in very small quantities and only in the best vintages.
Histoire de la cuvée
Following terroir study work initiated in 1978, Castello di Ama created Vigneto La Casuccia with the 1985 vintage. The estate presents it as its first blend resulting from the separate harvest of three Sangiovese and Merlot plots, as part of the Chianti Classico selections that helped establish its cru approach during the 1980s.
