The 2013 Chianti Classico wears oversized aromas of dark fruit & cherry that suit the wine very nicely. This is an outwardly generous & beautifully intense wine that mirrors all the high qualities of this celebrated vintage. Red fruit notes of cherry & cassis are woven within a greater context that sees crushed mineral & spice. The growing season was slow & steady leading to perfectly ripe fruit. Isole e Olena adds a bit of Canaiolo to the Sangiovese & those deep, dark fruit elements of the added grape come out strongly in this vintage. Monica Larner
- The Wine Advocate