2015 Castello di Ama L'Apparita Toscana IGT
Producer: Castello di Ama
Region: Toscana
Country: Italy
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Vintage: 2015
ABV: 13%
Vivino: 4.5
Drink By: 2036
Occasional Wine Note: We visited this vineyard and fell in love with everything about it, but this wine most of all. When we procured the 2010 vintage, which made wine of the year at some point, it was the most we had spent on a bottle of wine to that point. We still have a bottle waiting for that special occasion, and now we have this beauty, which really lives up to the wine we fell in love with. Merlot is again one of our favorite grapes, and this representation is just plain special. Ripe black cherries, chocolate, complimentary spice, and an amazing mouthfeel. So elegant and luxurious. This is still worth the splurge!
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 96
It's impossible not to be completely smitten by the 2015 L'Apparita. This pure expression of Merlot from Chianti Classico is an exceedingly smooth and enriched expression with abundant tones of black cherry, spice, chocolate and barbecue smoke. The mouthfeel is gorgeous, and although this wine is not as extracted or dense as past editions, it is far more finessed and elegant. You get a clear taste not only of the grape but of the gravely soils that make up this extraordinary territory. What could be better than Merlot and Tuscany blended together in a single bottle?
James Suckling
Critic Score: 96
Aromas of black olives and violets with black fruits following through to a full body with firm and silky tannins. An intense finish. Shows linear yet strong tannins. 100% merlot.