Isole e Olena and Cepparello: new releases from this important Chianti Classico estate
Back in 1956, just as sharecropping was ending, the De Marchi family of Piedmont bought two estates in San Donato,
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Sangiovese
Highlights: Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy
Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy15% alcohol. This is 100% Sangiovese from Chianti Classico. First released in 1980,
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Chianti Classico Deep Dive (2) Fontodi
Website: https://www.fontodi.com/en/Home.html Fontodi is one of the top properties in Chianti Classico. I last visited back in 2008, so it
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The wines of La Fiorita, Montalcino, Tuscany
La Fiorita was founded in 1992 by consultant winemaker Roberto Cipresso. In the mid-noughties Cipresso helped American actor Natalie Oliveros
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Highlights: Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino 2019 Toscana, Italy
Banfi are the biggest players by far in Tuscany’s Montalcino region, with 950 hectares under vine. But this isn’t an
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Giorgio Melandri’s Mutililiana wines: Sangiovese thrives in Modigliana, Romagna
Modigliana, in Italy’s Romagna region, is producing Sangiovese like you have never tasted before. The Mutiliana wines of Giorgio Melandri
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Highlights: Mutiliana Ibbola Sangiovese Modigliana 2016 Romagna, Italy
Sangiovese is a singular grape variety. It’s genetic heritage is half southern and half central Italian, and Italy has most
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