Isole e Olena - Cepparello Toscana IGT 2020
Price: $169.99
| Producer | Isole e Olena |
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| Country | Italy |
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| Region | Tuscany |
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| Subregion | Toscana IGT |
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| Varietal | Sangiovese |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
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| Sku | 37561 |
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Vinous: 98 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. Drink: 2027-2045.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
#80 Top 100 Wines of 2023
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.
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. Drink: 2024-2045.
