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2010 Isole e Olena "Cepparello" Toscana

2010 Isole e Olena "Cepparello" Toscana

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Vinous

Review Date: 08/2013
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Isole e Olena's 2010 Cepparello is magnificent. In particular, I admire the way the wine fleshes out in all directions, with seemingly endless layers of dark, mineral-infused berry, plum and pomegranate notes. A primal wine in need of significant cellaring, the 2010 is easily one of the highlights of the year. Bright, saline notes support the precise finish. Today, the 2010 is naturally quite backward and undeveloped, but it should be a gem in another 5-10 years. This is an especially dark, structured Cepparello built for the cellar. The 2010 brightens up with time in the glass, but it remains one of the darker, more brooding wines made in the estate's history. (AG) 96+

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96

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 05/2014
It opens with an enticing fragrance of black berries, toast, Mediterranean spices and a touch of vanilla. The vibrant, youthful palate delivers a core of black cherry accented with black pepper layered with mocha, mint and tobacco notes. The racy acidity and solid but brooding tannins demonstrate that this wine still needs time to develop to its extraordinary potential. Drink 2018–2035. *Best of 2014, Cellar Selection* (KO)

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2013
The extraordinary 2010 Cepparello (100% Sangiovese aged up to 18 months in oak, one-third new) presents fine nuances of red berry, cherry, spice, tar, licorice, wet earth and forest leaf. The bouquet is very elegant but this wine delivers power too with tight structure that immediately wraps around the palate. Somewhere in the crossroads between tradition and modernity, Cepparello is a stunning wine. (ML)

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Decanter

Review Date: 01/2023
In 2010 the estate didn't finish picking until the first days of November due to a long, slow ripening season. The vintage is known for producing wines of structure, and that's the case here, with Cepparello's bright red cherry fruit supported by plentiful tannins. It has quite a sturdy and ‘hard’ feel to it, but its gum–tingling acidity and great balance ensure that further down the road this should be a delightful wine. (JB)
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Product Details

Origin: Super Tuscan, Tuscany, Italy

Type/Varietal: Sangiovese

Alcohol Content: 14.5%

SKU: #1309607