The 2017 Chianti Classico Ama is a terrific wine that opens to a mid-weight feel but produces an enormously expressive bouquet. The hot vintage has shaped warm tones of tilled earth and dark fruit but it is all carefully weighed and in context. The wine is open, accessible and generous. You can't go wrong with this entry-level offering from Castello di Ama, especially with a lentil or spelt soup.

Features a core of cherry, surrounded by graphite, wild rosemary, tobacco and leather accents. Broad yet sinewy, with lightly astringent tannins gripping the finish. Think salumi or grilled steak. Sangiovese and Merlot. Drink now through 2030. 7,100 cases made, 900 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add