🏰 The 2019 Isole e Olena Cepparello hails from a beautiful vintage characterized by a mild, relatively dry winter and an early spring with regular budding. Despite some rainfall in the latter half of the year, the summer was hot and even, with no temperature spikes, and September saw significant diurnal temperature variation. This led to a generous and high-quality Sangiovese harvest in the second week of October. On the nose, this wine presents an intense and bright ruby color. It offers a complex bouquet of red fruits, cherries, wild berries, and a touch of spice, alongside black cherry, dark plum, liquorice, fennel seed, dried herbs, and exotic spice reminiscent of Arabian spice markets. Some tasters note a savory, almost meaty profile with lush red cherries, blood oranges, and balsamic depth with a pine-resin character. The palate is full-bodied, dense, and extracted with ripe fruit and a clean, powerful finish. It reveals pure, ripe cherry with damp earth and an umami hint of mushroom, cut through by bright acidity. The wine is concentrated with a rich, velvety texture and fine, well-integrated tannins, offering savory complexity and a persistent finish. 【Rated 100 points by The Wine Independent (Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW) and consistently high scores from other critics, making it one of Tuscany's most celebrated and collectible reds.】 This 100% Sangiovese Super Tuscan is an icon wine of Tuscany and a benchmark for refined, graceful Chianti Classico. The 2019 vintage is notably Paolo De Marchi's "leaving present to Tuscany" as he finalized the sale of his beloved estate. 🥂 This Cepparello is ideal for special occasions, celebratory dinners, or a quiet evening for serious wine collectors. It's a wine that needs time to open up and is expected to age beautifully over several decades. 🍴 Food pairing suggestions include meaty lasagnes, meat-lover's pizza, Bistecca Florentine, beef, game, lamb, pasta with red sauce, pork, duck confit, Jamaican curry, roasted wild boar, and seasoned pecorino.