The benchmark, the gold standard, the one to beat… However you phrase it, the wines of Isole E Olena are Chianti in its best light. Elegant in its aromatics, the 2021 Chianti Classico shows poised and pure cherry and florals, sprinklings of mint and spice enveloped in smooth, silty tannin. Produced by Paolo de Marche, possibly for the last time. With the future untold, get your hands on greatness, stat.








