Type: Red Wine   Volume: 750ml

Winery:Isole e Olena

Country: Italy   Region: Tuscany

District: Toscana IGT

Ratings and Tasting Notes:

(AG=95) The estate's 2004 Cepparello was made from miniscule yields of just 600 grams per plant and is even better than the 2003. It exhibits a livelier color, fresher aromatics and a nuanced personality, all the products of a more balanced growing season. You would hardly know this 100% Sangiovese was aged exclusively in new oak. It boasts layers of vibrant fruit intermingled with subtle mineral and licorice notes, showing outstanding length on the palate and fine, noble tannins. A wine of extraordinary elegance, it has been stunning on the two occasions I have tasted it so far. That said, readers who want to experience this wine's full array of tertiary notes will have to give this wine time to mature in the bottle. It is highly recommended.