Isole e Olena Isole e Olena Cepparello 2020 750ml

The 2020 Cepperllo is a total stunner, just as it was last year. Deeply colored, layered and explosive in a glass, the 2020 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 wine of the year. 100% Sangiovese (Bruce Sanderson)

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. 4,800 cases made, 800 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)

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.