WTN: 2010 Isole e Olena Cepparello

[David M. Bueker]

2010 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (11/29/2014)
Well this was a bit of overkill for pizza! I wanted to test out a bottle, and figured what the heck. The 2010 Cepparello is very suave and polished for a young Sangiovese. It's full of red fruit and a subtle spice. There's a warm herb element on the finish that keeps the wine balanced and fresh. I really like this, and may plow through a whole lot of bottles in the near term.

Well this was a bit of overkill for pizza!

I don't know the wine. Was it expensive? Doesn't sound like 'overkill' in the sense of overwhelming flavors or complexity.

[David M. Bueker]

It's not cheap. It is very suave, and it has great flavors. It's a wine that develops in the cellar (the 1997 is very fine now), so this was much too early.

Cepparello was one of the first of the "super-Tuscans". Isole e Olena introduced it in the early 1980s, back when the DOCG regulations for Chianti Classico still required blending in white grapes. Cepparello was and still is non-appellation varietal Sangiovese.

I haven't had the 2010 Cepparello, but the 2010 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico is superb.

-Paul W.

Cepparello with pizza, that shows a great deal of class. This board should be grateful for your personal sacrifice in regards to our up grading in the world of wine boards.

[David M. Bueker]

Happy to be of service.