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Manage Subscriptions1998 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Bolgheri
- Bolgheri Superiore
Community Tasting Notes 222
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Nontaco Likes this wine: 96 points
March 29, 2024 - In a great spot. Wonderful Ornellaia age - I almost want to make a comparison to the Guigal LaLas where age creates this patina of unwieldy flavor that is so satisfying. When it works like this 98 does, I find it can be superior to all but the very very best aged Bordeaux. Enjoyed at Amore, waiting on the friar.
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felixp Likes this wine: 99 points
January 9, 2024 - Blackcurrants, dark chocolate and mint dominate in this incredibly beautiful and youthful wine. Just gets better and better. Extraordinary length.
Turning into a freak, and quite easily the best vintage of the line.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Cailles wrote: 97 points
November 2, 2023 - No detailed notes taken. This was another magical bottle of this probably best ever vintage of Ornellaia. This has it all, the depth, the precision and purity, the intriguing fruit and seductiveness and the elegance and classiness of a great Bordeaux, youthful elements mixed with tertiary notes, as well as a superb structure with fine tannins, high tension and freshness, an airy texture and a perfect harmony of all components.
Decanting: Not decanted, no extensive decanting needed. Good from the go and with a lot of life ahead.2 people found this helpful Comment -
Papies wrote: 94 points
August 8, 2023 - 1995s & Friends (67 Pall Mall, London): Decanting works here and much like a year ago when when we had this last ( Papies 94) this benefited from it.
Its a wine of two faces in our mind the nose s as bordeaux-esque as it gets but on the palate it feels like it has done an internship in California. The fruit is riper, denser, definitely more selection here and had a cold feel it and dare we say the wine is young. A sort of complete wine across and with a lot of capacity to improve with more time in bottle. Very solid wine and shows that their wines need the time and mistakenly and more often than usual ( akin to Napa Cabs) are drunk too early. 942 people found this helpful Comment -
Javachip Likes this wine: 96 points
July 29, 2023 - Allowed to breathe in bottle 1 hour. Clear deep garnet - inky violet, youthful appearance. Bright fresh blackberries, sour black cherries, blueberries, violets, sandalwood, leather, cardamom, stony soil. Full body, seamless, beautiful balance. Superb. My #1, group's FIRST PLACE among reds tonight.
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By Michelle Cherutti-Kowal
Ornellaia Masterclass: Decanter's London Fine Wine Encounter 2023, 11/11/2023 (link)(Ornellaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Aldo Fiordelli
The 15th edition of Vendemmia d’Artista, 9/21/2023 (link)(Ornellaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Aldo Fiordelli
AF Ornellaia Vertical, 2/14/2019 (link)(Ornellaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
2/9/2017 (link)(Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Archivo Storico, Italy) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Ornellaia & Masseto: 1995-2010 From Magnum (Jan 2017), 1/1/2017 (link)(Tenuta Dell'ornellaia Ornellaia Archivio Storico (magnum)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Ornellaia: A Major Retrospective 1985-2006 (Dec 2009) (link)(Tenuta Dell'ornellaia Ornellaia (magnum)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia: Ornellaia and Masseto 1997-2004 (Mar 2007) (link)(Tenuta Dell'ornellaia Ornellaia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/21/2006 (link)(Ornellaia Bolgheri Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
November 2005 (link)(Ornellaia (Bolgheri)) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
The European Grand Jury, Vegas Style, 1/16/2005(Ornellaia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2004, IWC Issue #116 (link)(Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/6/2002 (link)(Ornellaia Bolgheri Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/4/2011 (link) 94 points(Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia) Very dark red violet color; berry, currant, lavender nose; powerful, youthful, berry, tart currant, black fruit, iodine palate with sweet, firm tannins; needs 2 years but will go 20-plus; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
5/7/2011 (link) 94 points(Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia) Opaque purple red violet color; lovely, tart plum, beefy, tart black fruit nose; tasty, balanced, roasted black fruit, tangy, beefy, green herb palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Ornellaia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Bolgheri
- Appellation Bolgheri Superiore
- UPC Codes 084692493043, 084692493067, 400007224704, 8032732221738, 818201020334, 877397001237, 877397001923, 877397002142, 877397002302, 877397004641
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- Pending Delivery 20 (0%)
- In Cellars 3,121 (60%)
- Consumed 2,036 (39%)
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- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionBolgheri
- AppellationBolgheri Superiore
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