2020 Isole e Olena Cepparello IGT

An elegant Sangiovese with floral notes, ripe black cherries, orange zest, and balanced acidity, showcasing soft tannins and a hint of minerality.

Producer

Isole e Olena

Region

Chianti Classico, Toscana

Country

Italy

Varietal

Sangiovese

Varietal Composition

100% Sangiovese

Specifications

2020

Vintage

2045

Drink By

15

%

ABV

Vinification

The best estate grapes are hand harvested from vines aged in excess of 55 years are harvested and aged for 20 months in oak barriques (25% new)

Occasional wine note

Holy Sangiovese! Sangiovese at its most elegant. Floral bouquet, ripe black cherries, orange zest, dried herbs, baking spices, and a little bit of minerality here with balanced acidity, and soft tannins. This is a special wine.

What experts say about this wine

97

/

100

Vinous

The 2020 Cepparello is dense, powerful and soaring in intensity. A dark, almost somber Cepparello, the 2020 possesses remarkable depth from start to finish. Black cherry, plum, gravel, dried herbs and lavender build in a vivid, stunningly beautiful Cepparello that hits all the right notes.

96

/

100

Wine Advocate

Supple and smooth, the 2020 Cepparello brings Sangiovese to soaring heights in a manner only Paolo De Marchi can manage. This is his second to last vintage before he would retire and sell this historic estate. The wine opens to medium to full-bodied concentration with dark plum and redcurrant. Those cede to sweet spice, earth, crushed stone, rusty nail and candied orange peel. Give the wine more time to flesh out with cellar age. It registers a powerful 15% alcohol content.

pairing recommendation

Pork

Red Meat

Pizza

Pasta

Tomatoes

Eggplant

Garlic

Hard Cheese

Pungent Cheese

2020 Isole e Olena Cepparello IGT

97

Vivino Rating
4.4

2020 Isole e Olena Cepparello IGT

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