2019 Isole e Olena Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata

Cabernet Sauvignon blended with a little Cabernet FrancToscana, Tuscany, Italy The Cabernet Sauvignon shows pure berry and cassis fruit flavors on the palate with focused and layered expressions of blackberry fruit, vanilla, and minerals. Savory in flavor, velvety in texture with firm yet supple tannins.Blended with a little Cabernet Franc, this wine is reminiscent of "old school" Cabernets, that have a wonderful restraint to them. It is mineral with sandy/dusty tannins. Dark fruit flavors combine with herbal notes to create a complex and elegant palate. About the producer:Founded in 1956 by Francesco De Marchi, this historic Chianti Classico estate is located in the western part of the denomination, near Castellina in Chianti, in the commune of Barberina Val d’Elsa. Isole e Olena’s 56 hectares (138 acres) of vineyards sit at 350-450 meters (1,148 – 1,476 feet) above sea level on soils of galestro and marly schist. In 1975, Francesco’s son, Paolo De Marchi, ushered in a new era at Isol