Cepparello 2016 Isole e Olena

Classification	Cru Classe
Type	Red
Brand	Isole e Olena
Vintage	2016
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Grape	Sangiovese
Volume	0,75
Condition	Perfect
Label	Perfect
Stock	0
Volume	3,0
Condition	Perfect
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (97)

The beautiful Isole e Olena 2016 Cepparello is a gorgeous and precise expression of Sangiovese. This is one of the icon wines of the vintage that shows a naked and transparent portrait of the grape on the one hand, with the complexity of the vintage and its territory on the other. Cepparello is like a crystal ball into the heart and soul of Sangiovese, Tuscany's mighty red grape. It is fermented in conical oak casks and later aged 20 months in 95% French and 5% American oak, of which only one-third is new wood. The wine delivers ample structure and contouring, with a firm and silky consistency at its core. Some 42,000 bottles were made. This wine should age over the better part of the next 20 years.

BOW (8.75)

James Suckling (95)

This is a beautiful Cepparello with transparency and verve; it opens with dark cherries, blackberries, citrus, cumin, Thai basil and eucalyptus. What really strikes you about this wine are not the first sensations of muscular tannin, nor the plush fruit suspended above darker spices — though they are all impressive — but the sudden dart of acidity on the long finish that appears seemingly from nowhere and keeps you coming back for more.