Cepparello

You will receive 80 80 Loyalty Rewards. Situated metres above sea level, facing south-west, soils are primarily galestro, a schistous clay.

The name Cepparello is taken from an old stream, Borro Cepparello, originating in the highest point of the vineyards on the Isole e Olena estate.

The name 'Isole e Olena' came about in the s when two adjoining estates, 'Isole' and 'Olena', were purchased by the De Marchi family and combined to form one.

The history of both estates dates back many hundreds of years, and the earliest documentation of the village of Olena goes as far back as the 12th century.

During the s, the De Marchi family planted specialised vineyards and expanded the cellars. Today, the estate is run by Paolo De Marchi and his wife Marta.

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 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.

Customer reviews. The Cepparello is magnificent. Radiant, pliant and super-expressive, the offers magnificent intensity, with silky tannins wrapped around a core of rich, dark-toned fruit.

The intensity of the fruit suggests a warm vintage, but the structure is more medium in body and typical of a cooler year.

Today, the gives the impression it will drink well pretty much upon release, but history has taught me Cepparello often shuts down in bottle.

Either way, the is superb. Read more. This is a landmark wine from Tuscany that continues to offer greatness even in the uneven vintages.

The Cepparello is a gregarious and beautifully intense expression that speaks highly of this beautiful and somewhat isolated corner of the Chianti Classico appellation in Barberino Val d'Elsa.

I must underline that this vintage is very different from the plump and extra round Cepparello that precedes it. In fact, I like the more austere style that is so confidently put on display in That streamlined power and forthcoming determination is well matched to the natural heft and density of this important Sangiovese-based wine.

It shows excellent elegance, good tannin management and a somewhat trimmed down style. He says both, applauding the natural cork for encouraging and enabling more evolution over time but the screw cap for ensuring more consistency.

Power and balance — of acidity and tannins — and also weight are what are needed for a classic Cepparello and these wines have that in spades, with freshness provided by the vineyards relative proximity to the Mediterranean, benefitting from night-time sea breezes.

In the end, I suspect, it comes down to individual preference; some people, including indeed David Gleave MW, Liberty Wines managing director, make no secret of their preference for screw caps, although it imports the wine with both closures.

The sense I get is that over time, and given the greater evolution that will happen with the natural cork you will eventually get two quite different wines from the same vintage and vineyard, even though everything about them — save the method of closure — is the same.

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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 months to months, which is the norm today. 5/15/ · De Marchi has since had 12 vintages of Cepparello under screw cap and cork – – and also uses them for his other high end IGT wines including the delicious, wonderfully rounded Collezione Privata Chardonnay (currently on the vintage) a third of which is under screw cap. He is happy with the way things have worked out because. The Cepparello is a gregarious and beautifully intense expression that speaks highly of this beautiful and somewhat isolated corner of the Chianti Classico appellation in Barberino Val d'Elsa. I must underline that this vintage is very different from the plump and extra round Cepparello Location: Cepparello, Isole e Olena, Tuscany. So why has he done this and what Cecchinato does it make to the finished wine? Both were tiny hamlets at the time, and when sharecropping came to an end in the 60s, so did the village of Olena. Even if you're a complete wine novice, you have almost certainly heard of names such as Barolo and Barbaresco, Italy's most famous wine styles. By Justin Keay May 15, But the Hydrogel Pflaster Dm reason he has fallen foul of the Consorzio is that, sincehe has been putting an increasing amount of this super premium wine under screw cap.