2013 Cepparello, Isole e Olena, Tuscany, Italy

A cool and wet start to the year was saved by a warm and sunny July through to September. Harvested mid–October. Mulchy aromas of hedgerow berries and medicinal hints lead to an intense and ripe palate, chewy and textured with grippy, sandy tannins, gum–tingling acidity and balsamic freshness. It's a softer expression than the 2010; a bit more fruit–forward and drinking well now.
93/100, James Button, Decanter (January 2023)