Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Isole e Olena |
Vintage | 2016 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alcohol % | 14.5% |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2023-2042 |
Stock | 5 |
The Isole e Olena 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata opens nicely to show rich but balanced concentration and generous aromas of dark fruit, plum, exotic spice and fragrant cedar wood. I tasted the wine at two intervals in time, once when the bottle was first opened and a second time the following day from the same bottle. The wine opens generously, showing a fluid and steady evolution of aromas that starts with some tart fruit and forest floor, later to develop into the softer and sensuous flavors I have described above. The tannins are delicately woven into the greater fiber of the wine to offer support without any sharpness. The entire drinking experience is seamless and smooth. Production is 10,000 bottles and 240 magnums.
Yum. A solid, polished cabernet with blackcurrant, cedar and light walnut aromas and flavors that follow through to a medium to full body and fine, polished tannins that are driven and racy. Tight, refined texture to this. Really poised and crafted.