2018 Collezione Privata, Cabernet Sauvignon, Isole e Olena, Tuscany, Italy

The Isole e Olena 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata is actually mostly Cabernet Sauvignon tweaked with small percentages of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot with 5,000 bottles released). These other varieties serve to flesh out the wine and tighten the bouquet. It boasts luscious dark concentration with black fruit, grilled herb, crushed stone and sweet crème de cassis. Those bold flavours are followed by a 15% alcohol content a sign of the times with ongoing climate change) that is gracefully integrated here. This is another long-term proposition for your cellar.

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