Classification | |
Type | Rouge |
Marque | Tenuta dell' Ornellaia |
Millésime | 2018 |
Pays | Italie |
Région | Toscane |
Raisin | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Alcohol % | 14.5% |
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État | Parfait |
Étiquette | Parfait |
Consommable | 2024-2048 |
Stock | 0 |
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The 2018 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is complete and seamlessly stitched together with extreme care and precision. This is an almost technical blend of Merlot (at 50% of the blend for the first time), 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot that offers a true sense of wholeness and consistency that speaks to the blending expertise and experience of the winemaking team. Finding harmony among the various vinous components of the wine was especially important in this vintage that prized early-ripening grapes like Merlot over the others. Blackberry and dried cherry segue to spice, tar, campfire ash and more sweet fruit. We're off to a great start, and this vintage of Ornellaia is surely destined to flesh out and grow more complex with age.
So aromatic and complex with blackcurrants, blueberries, fresh violets and lavender on the nose. Some graphite and iodine, too. Medium to full body with firm, chewy tannins that are polished and refined, yet the palate is so long and refined. This is an Ornellaia with strength in elegance.