Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Ama 2007

A famously good vintage. Very bright, dark crimson. Very spicy, confident and complex on the nose. Comes soaring out of the glass. Masses of ripe fruit but no excess alcohol and lovely vigour. Real polish and fragrance. Complete. There is so much ripe fruit that the wine can already be enjoyed but it clearly has many years ahead of it. Long and it delivers waves of violets and something warm and minerally – a hot road? – as well as the usual vegetal aspect of Sangiovese. Nothing heavy about this. 13.5%. Drink 2014-2030