2008 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

Community Tasting Notes (115) Avg Score: 94.0 points

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  3/16/2024 - MagicInABottle Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Opaque purple with some dried herbs and dark berries on the nose. Concentrated black fruit led to a spicy, acidic finish. Wish we had decanted this one a bit more, as the fruit and tannins began to mellow after a couple of hours. Was pleasing to much of the crowd, but I was left expecting a little more from this, more bitter than I generally prefer. Eucalyptus, sandalwood, anise, licorice, red currants and green pepper on the palate. Would love to have a comparison tasting of a different vintage.

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  12/13/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Salon Ficofi Paris walkabout tasting and dinner, no detailed tasting notes. From DMG. Of all the aia Super Tuscans, I liked this the best. It had good balance, was not too massive with lovely tertiary notes.

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  12/6/2023 - Realityrichard Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Dunkelrot, fast schwarze Farbe. Nase anfangs noch unaufgeregt: etwas Leder und Gewürze, Hauch
  Marmelade. Am Gaumen platzt dann die Bombe: Tabak, Pflaume, erdige Nuancen und ein Finish ohne Ende. Zweifelsfrei ein großer Wein, der sich überraschend frisch gehalten hat. Sicherlich noch einige gute Jahre vor sich. Nach einer Stunde zeigte sich die Flasche viel zugänglicher. Klare Empfehlung vorher zu dekantieren. Für mich ist der 08er Ornellaia direkt in die Top 3 der Rotweine eingestiegen.

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  11/27/2023 - Rani Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  A technically well-made wine but one-dimensional and bitter. Too young by quite a few years.

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  8/1/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 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. Rich and very concentrated from start-to-finish with lots of currant and cassis, supplemented with wonderful spice. Very good length. Upside from here.

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