Lot 26
TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2018 (1) WA 95
TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2019 (2) WA 97
Lot 26 Details
TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2018 (1)
Tuscany.
u. vts
The 2018 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is complete and seamlessly stitched together with extreme care and precision. This is an almost technical blend of Merlot (at 50% of the blend for the first time), 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot that offers a true sense of wholeness and consistency that speaks to the blending expertise and experience of the winemaking team. Finding harmony among the various vinous components of the wine was especially important in this vintage that prized early-ripening grapes like Merlot over the others. Blackberry and dried cherry segue to spice, tar, campfire ash and more sweet fruit. We're off to a great start, and this vintage of Ornellaia is surely destined to flesh out and grow more complex with age. May 2021 Drink to 2045 WA 95
TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA BOLGHERI SUPERIORE ORNELLAIA 2019 (2)
Tuscany.
u. 2 x vts.
This is a beautiful expression of coastal Tuscany and the sunny Mediterranean. The Ornellaia 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia (a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot) pours from the bottle with a specific darkness that has elements of both inky saturation and ruby highlights. The wine is saturated and rich—this is something you notice off the bat—but it also reveals a pleasing lightness or grace that is transmitted to both the bouquet and the palate. Dark fruit, pressed blackberry and plum mingle with more substantial aromas of spice, leather and sweetly cured tobacco. The tannins are beautifully managed, and the wine sports considerable heft and density on the palate that drives a very long and pleasurable mouthfeel. May 2022 Drink to 2048 WA 97