2021 Chianti Classico "Vigneto Bellavista" Gran Selezione

The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista is a stunner. Dense, powerful and forbidding, in classic Bellavista style, the 2021 packs an immense punch. It is also a very potent wine. All of the Bellavista signatures are present, but they are nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit. Graphite, sage, crushed rocks, lavender, mint and dried herbs all play off a core of cool, dark-toned fruit. The 2021 is a bruiser—a beautiful, vivid bruiser. I can't wait to see how it ages.

- Antonio Galloni (06/2024)

You smell this and you know it’s a solid Bellavista, with blackcurrants, black cherries, blackberries, blood oranges and orange blossoms on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with a tight and focused palate that gives such precision in fruit and tannins. It needs another five year to soften and open. Try after 2028. (08/2024)

Concentrated and bursting with dark fruit flavors of blackberry, black cherry and black currant, this version is silky yet underlined with a layer of beefy tannins. Combines purity and intensity, with terrific harmony and a superlong, mineral-infused finish. The length reveals this red’s pedigree and potential. Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera. Best from 2028 through 2050. 466 cases made, 50 cases imported. 

- Bruce Sanderson (08/2025)

The Castello di Ama 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista shows dark color saturation and elegantly restrained aromas of dark cherry and blackberry. The Vigneto Bellavista is one of the Gran Cru sites in this appellation, with vines planted over the tall ridge of a sun-drenched hillside. That special positioning always gives this wine more concentration and complexity, ultimately. There is sweet fruit, ripe plum and spice, and these aromas are framed by a dark slate-like mineral note. The mouthfeel is compact and firm with a beautiful sense of lasting richness.

- Monica Larner (07/2024)