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Isole E Olena Cepparello 750 ml

Country: Italy /

Region: Tuscany /

Style: Wine /

Size: 750 ml /

Vintage: 2020 /

Sku: 19239

Vinous97 Points
The Wine Advocate96 Points
Wine Spectator96 Points
$149.99 Reg. $169.99

Details

Details

• Vintage may vary depending on location •


#80 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023
The flagship wine consists of 100% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels. Over the years, Paolo has refined his Cepparello by giving it more air during vinification and increasing time spent in oak from 12-14 months to 18-20 months. Although De Marchi started focusing on the use of better quality oak around 1993, it is the increased age of the vineyards themselves that have given Cepparello its overall finesse. The wine is made from a top selection of the estate’s best fruits from the vineyards in Barberino Val d’Elsa in the northern part of Chianti Classico.

• 100% Sangiovese •

Suggested Food Pairing:

Beef
Game
Lamb
Pasta-Red
Pizza
Pork

Reviews

Vinous97 Points
The Wine Advocate96 Points
Wine Spectator96 Points
V Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Cepparello is a total stunner, just as it was last year. Deeply colored, layered and explosive in the glass, the 2020 possesses striking textural richness and overall intensity. Black cherry, graphite, plum, spice and lavender flesh out effortlessly. There's tremendous pedigree and sheer stature here. Cepparello is surely one of the wines of the year.
WA The Wine Advocate: 96 Points
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.
WS Wine Spectator: 96 Points
Expressive and sumptuous from the get-go, this red features cherry, strawberry, rose, orange peel, mineral and Tuscan herb aromas and flavors. Sangiovese. Best from 2025 through 2045.