Isola e Olena's Cepparello – 2005 back to 1995
Thursday 30 August 2007
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Isole e Olena, two adjacent clusters of old stone buildings in the west of
the Chianti Classico zone, are twin estates whose names are world-famous thanks to the efforts of the charismatic Paolo De Marchi, who arrived on these family properties from the north 30 years ago. He was immediately at the forefront of Chianti’s much-needed search for improvement in the clones of Sangiovese, planting and experimenting with a wide range. He was also one of the first to grow Syrah in Tuscany and has long had a...
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