March 15, 2024 - A savory wine, driven by oak imparted aromas, especially vanilla and chocolate and nutmeg. Herbal too. Fruit is reticent to appear, it’s in the background. It’s a restrained, cagey wine. Tannins are fine and silky. Finish is long but not impressive.
November 18, 2023 - Pronounced nose intensity with coffee, vanilla, chocolate, black fruits, cassis, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish. Drink now and will improve with ageing.
November 16, 2023 - Decanted for 2 hours, this wine was so elegant from STF! Hints of tobacco, dark fruit, anise and earth dirt the 2015 did not disappoint and would drink this all day every day. Excited to see how this evolves over time but YOLO drink it now!
October 1, 2023 - A really good vintage for Ornellaia. Plenty of rich dark fruits in a smooth elegant package. There is a lovely spice component on the luxurious finish. In mid-age and should improve off its perfect balance. 92+
September 16, 2023 - Decant 1 hr. w/NY. WOW - So good. Great nose, good first glass. Ate with perfect New Yorks. Steady quality through last last glass then escalated higher. Justifies decanting 2 hrs. early & deserves benchmark status. Highley recommend. Would buy again. Solid 95.
August 11, 2023 - Really needed the two hour decant then it fell together beautifully and revealed a rich and complete wine journey of red and black fruits. Plush and deep and delicious.
July 1, 2023 - Sehr fein zisellierter Wein.... Lecker!
May 23, 2023 - Half bottle, decanted 2 hours. The nose shows a lot of dark fruit, tobacco, some spice, but not a lot of tertiary development yet. The palate is silky with medium tannins and a very long finish. Very structured and alive. This is really good right now but will be fantastic with some more time and should keep for two decades or more. I will try to hold off but it will be hard to resist.
April 10, 2023 - Smooth, elegant and very well balanced!
December 31, 2022 - The bottle was opened 2 hours before drinking and we have been at the table for about 3 hours. This note was taken from the last (and best!) glass.
We had this together with much less known La Leggenda from Querce Bettina from the same vintage (Sangiovese + Cab. F. blend).
A very interesting comparison! See my note on that wine as well.
Deep ruby with some purple at the rim. Full aromas of blueberry some boxwood and bayleaf and a hint of mushrooms. Full bodied with chewy-smooth tannins and balanced acidity. A very long finish follows through nicely but turns slightly bitter.
Still rather young and vibrant but integrated enough to be drinking great right now!
Drink now - 2030