Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Bolgheri, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
perfume of dark berries, fig, baking spices & tobacco ~ the dark berry flavors lean a touch jammy but are in check by a quick pop of crunchy red fruit, some Asian spices, and a hint of Mediterranean herbs ~ plush mouthfeel w soft dry finish ~ lovely #SuperTuscan to follow next 15 yrs!
perfume of dark berries, fig, baking spices & tobacco ~ the dark berry flavors lean a touch jammy but are in check by a quick pop of crunchy red fruit, some Asian spices, and a hint of Mediterranean herbs ~ plush mouthfeel w soft dry finish ~ lovely #SuperTuscan to follow next 15 yrs!
Aug 31st, 2020
Medium deep ruby, quite thin garnet ruby rim . Quite dense and slightly smoky nose, charcoal , dusty cassis, tobacco , oyster shell , sweet blackberry and herbal hints . Sweeter darker fruits on the palate with cassis , blackberry , grafite ,liquorice , tobacco and quite noticable , slightly dry tannins . Good length and dusty grafite finish . This shows some development but needs a little time still to integrate the tannins . Better in 5 years and will last well a further 10 or so .
Medium deep ruby, quite thin garnet ruby rim . Quite dense and slightly smoky nose, charcoal , dusty cassis, tobacco , oyster shell , sweet blackberry and herbal hints . Sweeter darker fruits on the palate with cassis , blackberry , grafite ,liquorice , tobacco and quite noticable , slightly dry tannins . Good length and dusty grafite finish . This shows some development but needs a little time still to integrate the tannins . Better in 5 years and will last well a further 10 or so .
Sep 23rd, 2025
Earthy rich deep red and black berries, strong but well integrated tannins, tea, walnuts, long finish. Acidity. I think there is a bit of vanilla in the cocoa on the tail but my wife said find someone who will confirm that because she couldn’t. This has many years to go before prime time. Unfortunately only opened an hour before we drank it, because, whoa, towards the end of dinner we were flying. All early notes above are suspect.
Earthy rich deep red and black berries, strong but well integrated tannins, tea, walnuts, long finish. Acidity. I think there is a bit of vanilla in the cocoa on the tail but my wife said find someone who will confirm that because she couldn’t. This has many years to go before prime time. Unfortunately only opened an hour before we drank it, because, whoa, towards the end of dinner we were flying. All early notes above are suspect.
Apr 10th, 2025
Выпито в Лофте 27.10.22 . Мое любимое супертосканское.
Выпито в Лофте 27.10.22 . Мое любимое супертосканское.
Oct 27th, 2022
January 23, 2022. Celebrating Jack D birthday. He brought the wine. Fabulous. Nothing more to say.
January 23, 2022. Celebrating Jack D birthday. He brought the wine. Fabulous. Nothing more to say.
Jan 23rd, 2022Wow !! Amazing a hint of tobacco, cherry smooth and light absolutely delicious !!
Wow !! Amazing a hint of tobacco, cherry smooth and light absolutely delicious !!
Sep 18th, 2021
Terrific as always! Drinking fabulous right now.
Terrific as always! Drinking fabulous right now.
Mar 13th, 2021
Sous bois and forrest floor on the nose gives way to a nicely balanced and integrated Cabernet. Tannic structure was still present but did not distract from our enjoyment of this wine.
Sous bois and forrest floor on the nose gives way to a nicely balanced and integrated Cabernet. Tannic structure was still present but did not distract from our enjoyment of this wine.
Sep 7th, 2020