Isole e Olena

Cepparello Toscana Sangiovese

9.334 ratings
9.44 pro ratings
Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Gregory Fulchiero

Pure and driven. One of the few wines that balances newer oak with Sangio and not dominating it.

Pure and driven. One of the few wines that balances newer oak with Sangio and not dominating it.

Apr 13th, 2023
Mike R
9.4

This Sangiovese was complex yet explosive and compact - did not like it at first as needed air but got better and opened up as it still a baby - rest them for five years and drink over the next 40 years - not a fruit bomb like I thought but a dancer of tastes and smells - WE gave it 96 and I can see why

This Sangiovese was complex yet explosive and compact - did not like it at first as needed air but got better and opened up as it still a baby - rest them for five years and drink over the next 40 years - not a fruit bomb like I thought but a dancer of tastes and smells - WE gave it 96 and I can see why

Dec 1st, 2019
Chip Hughes

Cassis, fresh coconut, roasted coconut, cocoa powder, cocoa nibs. Presents on the nose as both mannerly and as a tightly-packed bomb of violets. Explodes on the palate in a panoply of fine, fresh and lifted flavors that echo the violet and cassis elements introduced in the aromas. The finish lasts more than a minute and is already suggestive of old Margaux and the greatest of Tuscan Sangiovese. #sangiovese #isoleeolena #toscana

Cassis, fresh coconut, roasted coconut, cocoa powder, cocoa nibs. Presents on the nose as both mannerly and as a tightly-packed bomb of violets. Explodes on the palate in a panoply of fine, fresh and lifted flavors that echo the violet and cassis elements introduced in the aromas. The finish lasts more than a minute and is already suggestive of old Margaux and the greatest of Tuscan Sangiovese. #sangiovese #isoleeolena #toscana

Nov 5th, 2018
Jeremiah Allen

The 2015 hype for Toscana is real! Cep 15 is dense in flavor, but fresh in the mouth.

The 2015 hype for Toscana is real! Cep 15 is dense in flavor, but fresh in the mouth.

1 person found it helpfulMay 22nd, 2019
Mark S.

Garnet transparent. Oak. Cherry, raisin, leather, spices, licorice. Tannic, acidic at initial. One hour, getting smoother. But lots of tannin. 2nd day, much better!! 3rd day, tannin is better than before. 4th day, still good. Quite robust and powerful. It should be good 10 years later to wait for tannins’ melt. Isole e Olena,Cepparello Toscana IGT 15 @2950, wine plus - Ambassador, 240604

Garnet transparent. Oak. Cherry, raisin, leather, spices, licorice. Tannic, acidic at initial. One hour, getting smoother. But lots of tannin. 2nd day, much better!! 3rd day, tannin is better than before. 4th day, still good. Quite robust and powerful. It should be good 10 years later to wait for tannins’ melt. Isole e Olena,Cepparello Toscana IGT 15 @2950, wine plus - Ambassador, 240604

Jun 4th, 2024
BaliRain

Soothing fruity ever after!

Soothing fruity ever after!

Sep 23rd, 2022
Patti Faulder

Beautiful 2013 Super Tuscan. Needed to breathe for an hour, now getting happy and delicious! Beautiful color and complexity now that is opening up. Went into the wine cellar with the Som and we selected. Awesome farm to table restaurant outside of Positano on top of the mountain. Don’t miss the opportunity.

Beautiful 2013 Super Tuscan. Needed to breathe for an hour, now getting happy and delicious! Beautiful color and complexity now that is opening up. Went into the wine cellar with the Som and we selected. Awesome farm to table restaurant outside of Positano on top of the mountain. Don’t miss the opportunity.

Apr 19th, 2022
Ben Christen

Great wine. Very present but lovely oak, lovely medium body and great tannin. A very polished and excellent wine.

Great wine. Very present but lovely oak, lovely medium body and great tannin. A very polished and excellent wine.

Mar 27th, 2022
Matthew Hughes

Always appropriate. Thanks Paolo.

Always appropriate. Thanks Paolo.

Jun 21st, 2020
Luciana Plaas

Was open since the beginning. Loads of cassis, coconut. A great pleasure drinking it.

Was open since the beginning. Loads of cassis, coconut. A great pleasure drinking it.

Oct 26th, 2019