cepparello, 1995 Red Wine

Isolf e Olena, Tuscany

Bottle size: 75cl

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$166.79 USD

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Description

*** 94 Points - Robert Parker ***

This wine is a cuvee from the estate’s top vineyard sites, which overlook the valley for which it was named. Produced only in vintages that allow for a top quality wine, it is smooth and refined. Velvety and vibrant, with good extract.

Isole e Olena's flagship, Cepparello, was introduced in 1980, prior to a change in DOC regulations that allowed for a monovarietal Sangiovese; thus, it effectively served as a pioneer of the pure Sangiovese movement.

Robert Parker Writes of this wine
"The 1995 Cepparello is one of the most refined wines in this vertical tasting. The tannins show an element of silky suppleness that isn’t found in the earlier vintages. Crushed flowers and sweet red berries linger on the caressing finish. Paolo De Marchi describes 1995 as a very cool year with a dark, cloudy August. Conditions improved, but not until the end of September. The fruit ripened gradually with the heat of the shorter days of fall and was finally picked on November 7, exceedingly late by any measure. The 1995 represents another important step in the evolution of Cepparello. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022.

Proprietor Paolo De Marchi has left an indelible and highly personal stamp on Isole e Olena, and all of Chianti Classico for that matter. Originally of Piedmontese descent, De Marchi stands apart from many of his colleagues for his vocal opinions and intense dedication to the vineyard above all else. Since taking over his family’s estate in the late 1970s, De Marchi has transformed Isole e Olena into a powerhouse. The flagship Cepparello is 100% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels. This nearly complete vertical charts the history of one of Tuscany’s most compelling wines. The first Cepparellos were vinified in cement. The cellar was heated to induce malolactic fermentation and the wines were subsequently aged roughly equal parts Slavonian oak casks and smaller French oak barriques, with a dollop of chestnut barrels thrown into the mix. It was a time of enormous sacrifice, given that green harvesting was viewed as throwing money out of the window, and every purchase of new French oak barrels was accompanied by a stern reprimand from De Marchi’s father to pay attention to costs. But De Marchi persevered. The fruits of his hard labor and pricing are amply captured in these magnificent wines.Over the years Cepparello has acquired a level of finesse it rarely had at the outset. Some of the refinements include giving the wines more air in vinification and an increase in the period of elevage in oak from 12-14 months to 18-20 months, which is the norm today. De Marchi says he started getting better quality oak around 1993, but it is the increased age of the vineyards themselves that have given Cepparello its finesse.

Isole e Olena Cepparello Key Points:

1. 100% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels

2. The top selection of the estate’s best fruits from their vineyards in Barberino Val d’Elsa, in the northern part of Chianti Classico

3. A style that emphasizes finesse over power, especially with bottle age

4. Aging potential: 20+ years" Robert PArker, ERobertParker 2012

Condition

Level in neck label bin soiled with small nick at bottom

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