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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.7 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SLB83 on 5/9/2024: Had this with work at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.
You can tell this is an excellent and well made wine, but way too young. Even decanting this for 2 hours didn’t make much difference.
In terms of QPR…no comment. (138 views) | | | Tasted by Holadi on 4/28/2024 & rated 93 points: Red big and fresh. Tio young to drink on its own yet. Fantastic with a seared skirt steak and mushrooms. (346 views) | | | Tasted by jimyeni on 3/28/2024 & rated 95 points: Surprisingly good for the vintage - fruit, floral, nice, nice middle, long finish. Yeah, it was firing on all cylinders (858 views) | | | Tasted by Ericsson on 2/3/2024: Vin très bien vinifié, plein de glycérine et d’arômes fruités.
Il a fallu le carafer pendant des heures pour l’amadouer.
Ce n’est plus vraiment mon type de vin surtout au niveau des prix actuels.
Pour les amateurs de « bordeaux blend » Bordeaux est repassé en tête, selon moi. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 4/1/2023 & rated 94 points: Decanted briefly. Young and lush with very tart backbone that balances the thick, pulpy body. Stellar effort from young vines, very Italian this vintage. Curious to see how this ages but it's fun now. (3894 views) | | | Tasted by Blue Jay on 5/8/2022 & rated 96 points: Complex layers of flavor with blackberries, mocha, cassis and leather with silky smooth tannins. (6206 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 1/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Restaurant list from half bottle. Painfully young now but drinkable. Lush and intense. Long. Tannins quite fine but still no point opening in its youth. (6780 views) | | | Tasted by sfwinelover1 on 11/13/2021 & rated 97 points: Old world, new world; old friends, new friends (sfwl's deck in warm and sunny Noe Valley): THIS TN IS FOR THE 2017 ORNELLAIA SOLARE; SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM. Brian's wonderful red contribution to wineapalooza; I know he opened it beforehand, but don't know for how long or if it was decanted, but it was definitely ready to go when we broke the seal. On the very vibrant nose and palate, sweet and savory black currants and cherries, blackberries, and plums; charred earth; ground spice; leather; minerality; dark florals; cinnamon, and tobacco. Deep purple, full-bodied, medium to full legs. Medium+ tannins and acidity which were partially integrated, but to the extent not, well balanced by fruit and secondary notes, no heat despite the 15% abv, but with that wonderful incandescence like the Dal Forno. Tremendous persistence, complexity and intensity. My first bottle of Ornellaia, and while youthful and energetic, it wasn't unharmonious in any way. Terrific Bordeaux style blend in which the CS gave complexity, the merlot roundness, the CF lift (I must confess I'm never sure exactly what I'm supposed to be tasting in a PV). As mentioned, shockingly good to go on the pour, but it deepened and became more expressive over the course of the afternoon, all the more so with the small pour left over--thank you so much, Brian, for leaving!--on night 2. The fruit is extraordinary, but unlike the Covert, the structure and savoriness really add profundity, which, while already impressive, seem certain to increase greatly over the coming years, nay, decades. Great with the charcuterie and on the second night, lasagna, but more than balanced and elegant enough to stand on its own. If I had one or 2 bottles, I'd hold or give them plenty of air, but if you're lucky enough to have a bunch, no reason not to find a special occasion--except for my fortunate CT friends for whom this kind of thing is a regular occasion quaff--and let it rip. Like the Tusk at the prior tasting, if this esteemed group of wines were to be reconvened in the future, this could well climb to the top of the medal stand, but no disgrace being just a bit behind the Favia and Dal Forno on this date. As a side note, this bottling is a bit of a mystery to me, as it has the same grapes in the same proportions as the "standard" Ornellaia, and for the 12 vintages of this wine, there are zero (yep, a big goose egg) TNs, so, at the risk of violating CT protocol, I'm copying this TN into the "standard" Ornellaia section (yeah, I also love attention). I note that some Solares have a particularly artistic label, but this one did not. 96-97+++ (8326 views) | | | Tasted by sfwinelover1 on 11/13/2021 & rated 97 points: Old world, new world; old friends, new friends (sfwl's deck in warm and sunny Noe Valley): Brian's wonderful red contribution to wineapalooza; I know he opened it beforehand, but don't know for how long or if it was decanted, but it was definitely ready to go when we broke the seal. On the very vibrant nose and palate, sweet and savory black currants and cherries, blackberries, and plums; charred earth; ground spice; leather; minerality; dark florals; cinnamon, and tobacco. Deep purple, full-bodied, medium to full legs. Medium+ tannins and acidity which were partially integrated, but to the extent not, well balanced by fruit and secondary notes, no heat despite the 15% abv, but with that wonderful incandescence like the Dal Forno. Tremendous persistence, complexity and intensity. My first bottle of Ornellaia, and while youthful and energetic, it wasn't unharmonious in any way. Terrific Bordeaux style blend in which the CS gave complexity, the merlot roundness, the CF lift (I must confess I'm never sure exactly what I'm supposed to be tasting in a PV). As mentioned, shockingly good to go on the pour, but it deepened and became more expressive over the course of the afternoon, all the more so with the small pour left over--thank you so much, Brian, for leaving!--on night 2. The fruit is extraordinary, but unlike the Covert, the structure and savoriness really add profundity, which, while already impressive, seem certain to increase greatly over the coming years, nay, decades. Great with the charcuterie and on the second night, lasagna, but more than balanced and elegant enough to stand on its own. If I had one or 2 bottles, I'd hold or give them plenty of air, but if you're lucky enough to have a bunch, no reason not to find a special occasion--except for my fortunate CT friends for whom this kind of thing is a regular occasion quaff--and let it rip. Like the Tusk at the prior tasting, if this esteemed group of wines were to be reconvened in the future, this could well climb to the top of the medal stand, but no disgrace being just a bit behind the Favia and Dal Forno on this date. As a side note, this bottling is a bit of a mystery to me, as it has the same grapes in the same proportions as the "standard" Ornellaia, and for the 12 vintages of this wine, there are zero (yep, a big goose egg) TNs, so, at the risk of violating CT protocol, I'm copying this TN into the "standard" Ornellaia section (yeah, I also love attention). I note that some Solares have a particularly artistic label, but this one did not. 96-97+++ (5152 views) | | | Tasted by Kim Gerner on 8/21/2021 & rated 92 points: Aarhus: Lots of blackberry, cherry and mint. As expected extremely youthful and tough to drink - in other words much too young. A "very warm" and rich Bordeaux blend. Needs many years in cellar. 15% abv [AArhus Plan B] (5906 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 7/31/2021 & rated 95 points: Opened 2 hours. Color is deep garnet. On the nose: Plum, cassis, leather, hint of cinnamon and some green vegetal notes. On the palate: Rich Plums, cinnamon, cassis and pomegranate. Tannins evident at the end. Silky mouthfeel.This is a very young sensuous wine. Needs time say 5+ years. (3993 views) | | | Tasted by Frijole on 7/30/2021: dark blackish plum, little clarity, ruby hue
Nose: black plum, blackberry, licorice, violets, tobacco, minerals, stem, chocolate, vanilla, cedar
Pal: black plum, blackberry, licorice, minerals, tar, tobacco, stem, dark chocolate, tannins, cedar
Feel: medium, full
Finish: long
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a touch unbalanced (2838 views) | | | Tasted by AjitK on 6/30/2021 & rated 92 points: Amazing wine but very very young. Gave it 3 hour decant. Very tannic and great acidity. New oak pops through nicely. Plenty of fruit and savory Mediterranean herbs. Layers or flavor. Will open next bottle in 10 years (3505 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 3/27/2021 & rated 97 points: blind
Very opulent and elegant. Fruit driven but not boring or over extracted. Ripe soft but firm Tannins. At least 10 more years. I guessed Italy, you feel CS but in the beginning not Bordeaux like. One hour later more like a left bank wine. better than Sassi 2016 two weeks before. 97+ (4448 views) | | | Tasted by streethawk on 1/13/2021 & rated 94 points: From 375mL. Decanted for 90 minutes. Deep garnet in the glass with clearing at the edges. Nose of tobacco, leather, spice, chocolate, cassis, and some red fruit. Palate is all about structure, with firm tannins that are very prominent at this point. Dense and concentrated. Medium+ acidity. There is a lot of fruit on the initial attack but subsequent waves of flavour are all oak-derived and then the tannins bring it home. Very long and complex finish. This wine is way too young and needs time to integrate, but it has all the elements to be great with another 4-5 years in bottle. Maybe it won’t reach the greatness of 2016, but I think it will be close! (4321 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 11/2/2020: Deep, dark in color. Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's 2017 Bolgheri Superiore offers a rich, ripe bouquet of cassis, tobacco, an herbal greenness, smoke, and cedar on the nose. Dark fruit interwoven with cedar, the fruit is rich and dense but doesn't show much weight or extraction. Drink starting 2024. (56% Cabernet sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit verdot, and 9% Cabernet franc) (5463 views) | | | Tasted by wineappellation on 9/25/2020 & rated 96 points: Deep color. Immediately open with purple and black fruits, camphor, tobacco, sweet vanilla, tar, leather, minerals and black olive. Full bodied, it has excellent tension and complexity on palate. Delicious despite its youth. Lingering long finish. Superb and spot on! 96+ (5184 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 7/15/2020: Tasted alongside the '15, this is far more approachable. I think this has something of an x-factor in this vintage, and I suppose as people begin to open their bottles, they'll discover the same, and keeping them in the cellar will prove a challenge. Seriously good, and well on its way to more greatness. highly recommended
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Decanter, Cape Mentelle London International Cabernet Tasting (11/28/2022)
(Ornellaia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/28/2022)
(Ornellaia, Superiore Bolgheri Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar No. 11 & Misc New Releases (8/29/2020)
(Ornellaia) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Aldo Fiordelli
Decanter, Bolgheri report 2017 vintage (6/25/2020)
(Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (5/13/2020)
(Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Tuscany New Releases, Part 1 (Mar 2020) (3/1/2020)
(Ornellaia Ornellaia Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/1/2019)
(Ornellaia Bolgheri Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Central Tuscany: Maremma, Montepulciano and Beyond (Mar 2019) (3/1/2019)
(Ornellaia Ornellaia Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (9/3/2018)
(Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Producer Location (Google Maps)Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore OrnellaiaLa tensione labelRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.OrnellaiaIn 1994 something significant happened for Ornellaia and many of the highest quality wines from Bolgheri in Tuscany. After years of laboring under the humble 'Vino da Tavola' label, these wines were granted a new and unprecedented DOC which not only permitted, but mandated non-traditional Italian grapes. From the 1994 vintage on, Ornellaia has used the DOC Bolgheri Rosso Superiore. [TermOrnellaia (Read more about Ornellaia classification on CellarTracker)].
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