Castello di Ama

Right from the founding of our winery, we studied the characteristics of the sangiovese grape, testing new training systems, improving clonal selection, and above all singling out the best vineyard plots to source for our wine. Castello di Ama is the truest expression of Chianti Classico from our superb terroir, a land that yields wines with remarkable cellaring potential.

Vineyard profile
The 63 hectares of specialised vineyards listed in the DOCG Chianti Classico Register of Vineyards lie at an altitude of 390-530 metres, in chalky-clay soils of gravel-pebbly texture. Planted between 1964 and 1978 at a density of 3,000 vines per hectare, the vines are trained to vertical trellis and to Guyot-pruned Open Lyre. The rootstocks, 420 A and Kober 5BB, are grafted to 80% sangiovese, 8% canaiolo, and 12% malvasia nera and merlot.