Isole Olena Chianti 2008

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Producer: Isole e Olena
Region: Chianti
Vintage: 2008
Variety: Sangiovese

Consistently one of Chianti's better producers. Carrying a touch more bright fruit than some but still very true to it's origins.

Isole Olena Chianti 2008

Description

The name "Isole e Olena" was conceived in the 1950's when two adjoining estates, "Isole" and "Olena" were purchased by the De Marchi family and were combined to form one. The history of both estates dates back many hundreds of years, and the earliest documentation of the village of Olena as far back as the 12th Century. At the beginning of the 1950's, the De Marchi family began gradually phasing out the sharecropping system. New specialized vineyards were planted and the cellars were expanded.

Enticing aromas of red cherry, violet, red rose and cinnamon. Very read more...fresh and light on its feet, with pure, perfumed flavors of red cherry, rose and tobacco. Finishes wonderfully long, smooth and minerally. This perfumed wine really reminded me of nebbiolo! International Wine Cellar 91 Points