Isole e Olena - Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione de Marchi 2020
Price: $145.99
Sale Price: $115.99
Producer | Isole e Olena |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage | 2020 |
Sku | 15661 |
Size | 750ml |
Vinous review and more winery info below… but here is my take… if I can gather my thoughts into a cohesive blurb! There’s just so much I want to say…
Simply, I believe this to be one of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon available under $150.
Immediately, you know this is Cabernet … and that it is Italian. Tuscan, to be precise. Because along with the grape’s signature blackcurrant aromas, the wine oozes notes of tart cherries and black tea. You’d swear there was Sangiovese in there, but no… it’s just Tuscany!
This is no cocktail Cab… in fact, I highly recommend – scratch that… I advise you not to dare take a sip of this wine upon opening. It is so tight that you may lose a filling! We decanted it for 3 hours before pouring, and it really took another 2 hours before it opened up. No, this is a wine to be put in the cellar and forgotten about. When it emerges on the other side, the deep-set core of black cherry fruit emerges, along with secondary notes of mint, wild herbs and minerals. It never bowls you over, yet has sneaky power to it. You could stand this up to the fattiest ribeye imaginable and it would cut through like a knife thanks to its impeccable balance of acidity and tannins.
Worth every penny and every point, this is a must-have for any Cabernet lover. Just remember to forget about them for a while. Or forget to remember…
Vinous Media
"The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata is another stunning wine from the Paolo de Marchi era at Isole e Olena. It offers tons of varietal character, vertical structure and class to burn. It is also a very, very young wine to bury in the deepest corner of the cellar. Dark red-toned fruit, dried flowers, leather, menthol and rose petal all soar out of the glass. It's a reminder of how magical the 2020 harvest was here. Readers lucky enough to find it will be thrilled."
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