1996 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

Community Tasting Notes (52) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  8/1/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Ornellaia Dinner (Stefani Prime - Lincolnwood IL): Double blind in what turned out to be an Ornellaia vertical, which I correctly identified as an Italian Bordeaux blend. Seemed like mature left bank Bordeaux aromatically, but this was slightly lacking on the palate. Medium body, this seemed much older than its actual age.

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  1/27/2023 - Life At Your Leisure 🍷 wrote: 96 Points

  Medium garnet color turning amber at the rim with a wide reflective band. The nose gives off smoky notes of dark red berries, leather and scorched earth from the toasted oak. The palate is silky smooth with a firm, relatively youthful grip and ample acidity that balances the ripe cassis, raspberry, and strawberry compote flavors. At this age, there are secondary flavors of leather, seared meat and tea leaf that emerge from the oak. Very seamlessly integrated, balanced and elegant. Finishes long with hints of eucalyptus. Drink now until 2028.

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  1/4/2023 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 87 Points

  *pft*
  Light red colour with medium tiling.
  The scent is prominent, with extensive references to Bdx and Brett. As if a whole herd of cattle has wandered forlornly in the corrals.
  In the mouth, it is dang near tartily tart in terms of overexpression of acids. Huh :-(
  The kindest thing I can say about this total waste of my hard-earned money is: "acidity-driven and elegant".
  
  This bottle does not deliver anywhere near what the label promises.
  
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  Ptjae, ljusröd färg med medeltegling.
  
  Doften är stor med omfattande referenser till Bdx och Brett. En hel hjord av boskap har promenerat förbi i krokarna.
  I munnen är dett mot snipigt vad gäller överuttryck av syror. Huh.
  Det snällaste jag kan säga är "syradriven och elegant".
  
  Vinet levererar inte vad etiketten utlovar.

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  7/16/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Ripe black currants, black cherries, green bell pepper, fresh cracked black pepper (straight from the mill!), tobacco/cigar box, leather and dust. Kind of a linear progression on the palate of all of those flavors; though the "dust" note sticks around over everything. I would call this "dusty Bordeaux" blind, AKA very much in line with Bolgheri.
  
  Full bodied with medium acid and medium + tannins that have hardly mellowed with age. Also a nice minute + long finish. This is built to last. While it is delicious now; you could easily age it a few more years.

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  4/16/2022 - apg23 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lovely wine. Dark plum, minimal bricking. Dark and red fruit on the nose, soft tannins. Restrained. Should have decanted to compare, but it was gone before that happened.

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