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The 2015 Syrah is off the charts gorgeous. Deep, plush and varietally expressive, the 2015 possesses tremendous character and personality. Inky red/purplish berry fruit, mint, new oak lavender, spice and licorice notes burst out of the glass in an exuberant, potent Syrah endowed with superb richness and textural resonance. The 2015 somehow manages to capture varietal expression, a distinctly Chianti Classico-drenched expression of structure and the natural richness of the vintage. Exceptionally beautiful, sensual and inviting, the 2015 is a masterpiece from Paolo De Marchi.
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The 2015 Syrah is a total stunner. Bright, polished and impeccably nuanced, the 2015 is all class. Here, too, the purity of the flavors is simply remarkable. Today, the 2015 is quite primary and in need of at least several years in bottle to be at its very best, and yet all the ingredients are there for that to happen. A touch of whole clusters and drops of Viognier add an attractive floral upper register. Stated simply, the Syrah is a wine of precision and class. Only Paolo De Marchi can make Syrah of this level in Tuscany.
Syrah loves a warm vintage, and that's exactly what it gets here. The 2015 Syrah Collezione Privata is a full and generous expression that opens to dark fruit aromas backed by bitter chocolate, spice and smoked bacon. You can identify that Tuscan signature here, thanks to the chalky mineral notes that give this wine so much definition and focus. You do feel some ripeness here with jammy fruit favors followed by sweet tobacco and tar. The wine is rich and succulent in terms of mouthfeel. Some 5,000 wines were produced.
About the producer
Situated north of Castellina, on the western side of Chianti Classico, Isole e Olena was created by the De Marchi family in the 1950s and has since become one of the region’s leading names. It is renowned for its top bottling Cepparello, a pure Sangiovese, as well as its brilliant Chardonnay.