Lot 285
ANTINORI SOLAIA TOSCANA IGT 2015 (1) WA 100
TENUTA DELL`ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2016 (2) WA 98
Lot 285 Details
ANTINORI SOLAIA TOSCANA IGT 2015 (1)
Tuscany.
u. bn.
With the 2015 vintage, Solaia is liquid sunshine not just in name but also in fact. The bouquet is immediately soft and sensual with dark fruit, spice and sweet tobacco. The mouthfeel shows intensity and power, but you don't get any heavy residue from the dry extract (measured at 33 grams per liter). Indeed, the wine feels glossy, tonic and fresh. It is composed of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Sangiovese and a tiny part Cabernet Franc. There is a bit of crunch or snap that comes thanks to the more acidity-prone Sangiovese grape (the wine measures 3.5 in pH). Finally, the tannins are beautifully sweet and ripe. This wine is meticulously executed, and the 2015 vintage lives up to an ideal of what we imagine Solaia to be. It will be released about a week after this review is published. Some 80,000 bottles were produced. September 2018. Drink: 2020-2050 WA 100
TENUTA DELL`ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2016 (2)
Tuscany.
u. bn.
This Ornellaia delivers glossy shine and a polished texture that segues to important richness, concentration and textural fiber. It wraps thickly over the palate, imparting waves of sweet dark fruit and dark spice that linger for many long minutes. This beautiful wine is hitting the market now, but collectors will want to put it straight into their cellars for safekeeping. April 2019 Drink to 2045 WA 98