Isole Olena, Cepparello Size:6x750ml It was bottled in July

It was bottled in July 2019

fruitcake and sandalwood over a core of preserved plums

with honeyed impingement both aromatically and on the palate reinforcing the sense of relative opacity and rounded richness that the other Graachers in this year s collection displayed

these represent the pinnacle of Cote Rotie—albeit in very different styles

Isole Olena, Cepparello Size:6x750ml It was bottled in JulyDeep ruby. Cola like notes complicate aromas of black cherry, rhubarb and cocoa. Ripe, smooth and dense, with velvety, seamless flavors of black cherry, plum and spicy oak. Finishes spicy, vibrant and long. This is very impressive but shows less sangiovese perfume than usual. Ian D'Agata