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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 1998
  • 1500ml
  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Rosso-di-Toscana
  • Sangiovese
  • Red
  • GG2301
  • GG2302
Lot 661

1998 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT - 2 bottle(s)-1500ml

Estimate: CAD$640 - CAD$880

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 1998 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT - 1500ml. Estimate for this lot is between $640 - $880 with a reserve of $440. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10221.

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A Toronto based consignor whose collection spans 40 years and close to 6000 bottles. He purchased through the LCBO, SAQ, and stores in the US. His wines were stored in a temperature-controlled cellar and in Vintage Keeper wine fridge.
The score for 1998 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT is from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Proprietor Paolo De Marchi has left an indelible and highly personal stamp on Isole e Olena, and all of Chianti Classico for that matter. Originally of Piedmontese descent, De Marchi stands apart from many of his colleagues for his vocal opinions and intense dedication to the vineyard above all else. Since taking over his family’s estate in the late 1970s, De Marchi has transformed Isole e Olena into a powerhouse. The flagship Cepparello is 100% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels. This nearly complete vertical charts the history of one of Tuscany’s most compelling wines. The first Cepparellos were vinified in cement. The cellar was heated to induce malolactic fermentation and the wines were subsequently aged roughly equal parts Slavonian oak casks and smaller French oak barriques, with a dollop of chestnut barrels thrown into the mix. It was a time of enormous sacrifice, given that green harvesting was viewed as throwing money out of the window, and every purchase of new French oak barrels was accompanied by a stern reprimand from De Marchi’s father to pay attention to costs. But De Marchi persevered. The fruits of his hard labor and pricing are amply captured in these magnificent wines.Over the years Cepparello has acquired a level of finesse it rarely had at the outset. Some of the refinements include giving the wines more air in vinification and an increase in the period of elevage in oak from 12-14 months to 18-20 months, which is the norm today. De Marchi says he started getting better quality oak around 1993, but it is the increased age of the vineyards themselves that have given Cepparello its finesse.