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Isole e Olena

Cepparello 2022

Red still

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Denomination Toscana IGT
Size 1,50 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging Aged 18 months in French and American oak barriques, refined for a further year in the bottle.
Year 2022
Product name Cepparello 2022
Color Ruby red colour tending towards violet.
Perfume Aromas of cherry, black cherry, blackcurrant together with hints of bitter chocolate on a spicy background.
Taste The tannins are rough and the acidity still lashing but well balanced. The finish is dry, reminiscent of the opening fruit. Persistence is medium.
History Cepparello is the name of a stream that flows adjacent to a densely planted vineyard.
Production method The treatment of the vineyard, in full de Marchi philosophy, limits the use of phytosanitary products to a minimum and excludes practically all non-natural fertilisers. Spontaneous fermentation is preferred, with natural yeasts, reserving inoculation for particularly difficult seasons, with extreme temperatures or excessively wet and rainy weather.
Region Tuscany
Country Italy
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Still red IGT Toscana, 15% ABV, produced by Isole e Olena. 100% Sangiovese, 1.50 l magnum, 2022 vintage. A wine that embodies the quintessential Tuscan Sangiovese, a Cepparello born from a stream adjacent to a densely planted vineyard. It matures for 18 months in French and American oak barriques, then ages for a year in bottle. The color is ruby red tending towards violet. On the nose, aromas of cherry, black cherry, and blackcurrant combine with hints of bitter chocolate on a spicy undertone. The tannins are rough and the acidity is still crisp but well-balanced. The finish is dry, recalling the opening fruit, with a medium-long finish.

Awards

  • 2022

    5

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2022

    95

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

  • 2022

    95

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Profumo

Perfume

Aromas of cherry, black cherry, blackcurrant together with hints of bitter chocolate on a spicy background.

Colore

Color

Ruby red colour tending towards violet.

Gusto

Taste

The tannins are rough and the acidity still lashing but well balanced. The finish is dry, reminiscent of the opening fruit. Persistence is medium.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Meat
Game
Cheese
Pork

Producer
Isole e Olena
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1956
  • Oenologist: Paolo De Marchi
  • Bottles produced: 220.000
  • Hectares: 56
This estate, run by Paolo de Marchi, is yet another that has seen a dramatic rise in quality over the last few decades. Paolo's family, originally from Piedmont, purchased the estate in the 1960s. His attention to detail in both the vineyard and the winery was the driving force that turned quality around. Experience working a vintage or two in California helped, but no doubt the input received from oenological consultant Donato Lanati has also been of significance.

The wines have Cepparello at their head, a barrique-aged Sangiovese classified as an IGT - because at the time of its creation in the 1980s a wine comprising 100% Sangiovese could not legally be labelled as Chianti. There is a Chianti Classico and a Vin Santo, as well as some excellent wines from the Collezione de Marchi label, including a Syrah called Eremo, a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Chardonnay.
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Name Isole e Olena Cepparello Magnum 2022
Type Red still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2022
Size 1,50 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Isole e Olena
Story Cepparello is the name of a stream that flows adjacent to a densely planted vineyard.
Soil composition Calcareous-clayey soil with sporadic marly traits.
Plants per hectare 6000
Yield per hectare 40 quintals.
Production technique The treatment of the vineyard, in full de Marchi philosophy, limits the use of phytosanitary products to a minimum and excludes practically all non-natural fertilisers. Spontaneous fermentation is preferred, with natural yeasts, reserving inoculation for particularly difficult seasons, with extreme temperatures or excessively wet and rainy weather.
Aging Aged 18 months in French and American oak barriques, refined for a further year in the bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites