2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezzione De Marchi
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata is one of the very finest vintages of the Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon I have ever tasted, and I have had the good fortune to taste them all. Deep and unctuous, yet also full of Chianti Classico vibrancy, the Cabernet is breathtaking in its grandeur. Dark blue/purplish fruit, gravel, crushed rocks, incense, dried herbs and mocha saturate the palate. Deep and layered through to the finish, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is fantastic.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata shows impeccable fruit ripeness and balance with a dark core of blackcurrant that is elegantly surrounded by spice and savory notes. This Cabernet Sauvignon embraces tobacco and baking chocolate. It delivers rich texture that needs a few more years in the bottle to soften. It also shows a balanced 15% alcohol that goes relatively unnoticed.
Full bottle 1,284 g. Impenetrable dark ruby. At first, quite a bit of oak on the nose and with brooding, embryonic fruit underneath. No immediate affinity with bordeaux, if that is what you were expecting. Compact, juicy red fruit and with the creamy oak working as an emollient. Compact, grainy tannins. Has all the building blocks for ageing and right now this is still much too young. (WS)
About the producer
Situated north of Castellina, on the western side of Chianti Classico, Isole e Olena was created by the De Marchi family in the 1950s and has since become one of the region’s leading names. It is renowned for its top bottling Cepparello, a pure Sangiovese, as well as its brilliant Chardonnay.