La Casuccia Chianti Classico 2018 Castello di Ama

Classification	Cru Classe
Type	Red
Brand	Castello di Ama
Vintage	2018
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Volume	0,75
Condition	Perfect
Label	Perfect
Drinkable	-2040
Stock	23

Professional reviews

James Suckling (95)

A very polished and refined bottle with creamy, velvety tannins that are poised and fine. Medium-bodied with a lovely center palate and a flavorful finish. A little tight at the end.

BOW (8.75)

Robert Parker (95)

Slightly more contained next to the 2019 vintage that I tasted at the same time, the Castello di Ama 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto la Casuccia offers ample volume and fruit weight, but it holds back slightly on the mid-palate. The 2018 vintage tends to deliver all of its brooding intensity up front, leaving you with plenty of black fruit, spice and tobacco to fuel a long finish. Ultimately, 2019 shows more depth and dimension. However, this beautiful wine should not go overlooked, especially if long cellar aging is not your objective.

Winespectator (95)

This is packed with succulent blackberry, black cherry, plum, tar, iron and tobacco aromas and flavors, aligned with a base of burly tannins. Fresh and vigorous, with a lingering aftertaste of fruit, mineral and wild herbs. Sangiovese and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2040.

Falstaff (96)

Gleaming, intense ruby red. Very intense and complex nose, evoking violets, rose petals and Morello cherry, also nice blackberry. Juicy on the palate, opens with precise, very well placed tannins, long and profound, still has a long life ahead of it.

Wine Enthusiast (94)

All about elegance, this fragrant red opens with aromas of cedar, dark spice, coffee bean and blue flower. Linear and polished, the palate is still rather youthfully austere, featuring juicy black cherry, cassis and licorice framed in fine-grained tannins.