Isole e Olena
Paolo de Marchi grew up in Piemonte, but some of his fondest
memories and inspiration derive from family trips to his
father’s property in Toscana—a place where
farmers expressed intimate knowledge of their grapes and
wines. Paolo was just finishing enology school at the time
his father decided to sell the Tuscan estate, so he salvaged
the property and threw himself into the slow process of
renovating the buildings and vineyards. After 15 painstaking
years of work, Isole e Olena began to produce the kind
of quality wines that Paolo had envisioned, and with the
help of enologist Donato Lanati, it has continued to excel
as one of the region’s top estates. Isole e Olena’s
flagship, Cepparello, was introduced in 1980, prior to
a change in DOC regulations that allowed for a one hundred
percent Sangiovese; thus, it effectively served as a pioneer
of the pure Sangiovese movement. De Marchi sets himself
apart by offering one of the finest Chianti Classicos on
the market, as well as successful interpretations of international
varieties.
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