Isole e Olena Chianti Classico DOCG 2022
(Tuscany, Italy) - [JS 93] [DM 92] [VM 92] [RP 92] [WE 92]

Notes from the Winemaker:
The Chianti Classico DOCG is a blend of Sangiovese with Canaiolo, unique to Isole e Olena, which brings bright acidity, great balance and a long finish to this classic wine.

Tasting Notes:
Crafted to capture the fruit flavors and bouquet of Chianti, this wine shows great balance and drinkability with a lively acidity to pair with a wide range of foods. Our goal is to produce an outstanding Chianti Classico which expresses the site and our traditional varieties, Sangiovese and Canaiolo.

Vintage Notes:
The 2022 vintage began with a nice spring and the right quantity of rain, which didn’t create any special phytosanitary issue. Very cool temperatures at night and warm and ventilated days favoured an excellent and rapid flowering and fruit setting. From mid-June the summer became the protagonist, with constant high temperatures, which grew until mid-August. Luckily after the third week of the month the much-awaited rain arrived, guaranteeing a lowering of the temperature and allowing to arrive at an early harvest with healthy and ripe grapes.

SOIL: Limestone, clay slate, marl and sandstone
ELEVATION: 350-480 meters (1,148–1,5745 feet) above sea level

VARIETAL: Sangiovese with a small amount of Canaiolo and other varietals
ALCOHOL: 14%

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - James Suckling:
"A layered wine with bright red cherries, dried cherries, sweet violets and a lot of licorice on the nose. Medium-bodied and very supple and refreshing on the palate, with lightly framed tannins and a crunchy finish. Drink or hold." (May 2025)

92 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Timely rain in late August alleviated the stress experienced by the vines during a very hot summer. Considerable richness comes through on the nose, with its mulchy cherry aromas. It's an intense wine with firm acidity and distinct sour cherry flavours. Vibrant, youthful, and surprisingly fresh, it has a pungent finish that promises a long future. (Drink between 2026-2040)." - Stephen Brook (May 2025)

92 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2022 Chianti Classico is an elegant, gracious wine. Silky tannins frame a core of bright red-toned fruit, rose petal, cinnamon and blood orange. The Chianti Classico is 90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo. The Syrah, once one of founder Paolo De Marchi's quirky touches with this wine, is gone. The 2022 spent 12 months in cask. (Drink between 2025-2034)." - Antonio Galloni (Jul 2025)

92 Points - Wine Advocate:
"Made with 90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo, the Isole e Olena 2022 Chianti Classico has soft fruit and cherry with light spice and a hint of Tuscany rosemary or laurel leaf. I like the vibrant and lively quality of fruit in a vintage that also delivers ample ripeness. This release of 130,000 bottles ferments in stainless steel and sees a quick 12 months in botte grande." - Monica Larner (Oct 2025)

92 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"The nose is a bakery in springtime, radiating aromas of freshly brewed coffee, vanilla bean, soil and sweet wild cherry. Strawberries and more cherries lead the way on the palate, before a finish where the coffee note evolves into an espresso corrected with sambuca." - Danielle Callegari (Dec 2025)