n 1997 we purchased and replanted the 14.50 ha Montebuoni vineyards, a beautiful farm bordering the
Bellavista vineyard. The vineyard has been managed, since its planting, following a protocol based on the three
pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental and social.
With the 2018 vintage the Castello di Ama Montebuoni wine was born, an exclusive Chianti Classico, the fruit of grapes coming
from the vineyard of the same name integrated with other company Sangiovese, which complies with the quality requirements typical of all the wines of
Castello di Ama.
CLIMATE
The 2018 wines are fruity thanks to the strong day/night temperature variations of autumn which have favored the formation
of aromas, they have a good freshness and a satisfactory alcohol content. The polyphenolic content deserves a separate discussion:
these are classy wines, elegant, powerful, with a good volume. In short, just the ones we have always liked. After
numerous sampling and organoleptic analyses in the vineyard and in the laboratory, the harvest was carried out manually in
10/12 kg crates, on August 29th and ended on October 15th.
VINIFICATION
The must was vinified in stainless steel tanks with the help of indigenous yeasts. Careful control of the
fermentation temperature, which never rose above 28/30°, as well as frequent manual pumping over, gave
this wine a beautiful ruby ??color as well as strong varietal aromas of the territory. The maceration in
contact with the skins lasted for about 24 days at the end of which, the native bacteria developed the
transformation of malic acid.
REFINING
Once the malolactic fermentation was completed, the wine was transferred to second-passage French oak barriques, without
therefore using new wood. The refinement lasted for about 12 months, after which in late spring 2020
the wine was bottled.