Wine Castello di Ama, Merlot IGT “l’Apparita”, 2020, gift box, 1.5 L

“L’Apparita” – it is a cult, and the oldest wine farms Castello di Ama, which brought worldwide fame to their manufacturers, since the first vintage in 1985. It has passed the test of time, so do not give the slightest reason to doubt its quality. Vineyard “L`Apparita” formed of several small plots located at the top of a large vineyard vignette Bellavista. Its area is 3.8 hectares. Merlot was planted here in the 1982-85’s.

The first four months of the vegetation period of 2009 were characterized by abundant rainfall, the change of hot, dry summers. Light rain began only in September, but it was enough to harvest reached full maturity in time and collection was launched on September 14. Grapes twice undergone selection and sorting: first in the vineyard and then in the winery using special sorting tables. Berries were desteblirovany and underwent a slight compression. Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks held at 32-33 C for 4 weeks. The whole process of vinification held in contact with the skins. Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels Allier ended in November. Then the wine is aged in oak barrels for 18 months, half barrels were new, half – medium and mild burning. Bottled wine June 17, 2011.

Wine “L`Apparita” with its ideal structure and a delicate balance between all components has excellent potential storage – up to 25 years.

Castello di Ama company was founded in 1972. Ama is a small hamlet in the heart of Chianti Classico, between two hills in the commune of Gaiole in Chianti Siena. Farming company occupies 250 hectares, 90 of which are vineyards. Despite its youth, the Castello di Ama quickly became famous and was among the best wine producers in Italy.

As we learned from retrieved documents, land Ama is particularly suitable for growing grapes and producing quality wines. Ama was among the vineyards, olive groves and forests. But, unfortunately, to the mid-twentieth century, little is left of those great places, and restore them turned out to be a daunting task. Within 10 years, the Castello di Ama has been studying the terrain, construction of basements and experiments with vineyards. During experiments to determine the most successful land for growing Sangiovese.

In order to understand what grapes able more fully develop their potential in soils Ama, the company also cited experiments with Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot. Thus, in five years were vaccinated about 50 thousand bushes. For several years, the company has converted 21 hectares of vineyards their way to a V-shaped landing, which helps to improve the quality of the grapes by increasing the illuminated leaves. The territory of vineyards located at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. Rich soil, perfect climate and care of the vineyards give the harvest of high quality.

Today Castello di Ama produces well-known throughout the world and a truly great Italian wines. All wine companies are exposed to prolonged fermentation in barriques and aged in bottles for a long time. The basis of the philosophy of Castello di Ama is the desire to raise their national treasure – Sangiovese to the highest level that, according to experts, they are able to do perfectly.