Adam Gäfvert

8.9

Orma is sandwiched between Sassicaia and Ornellaia. This not their second wine that is a Merlot dominant Bordeaux blend. Medium bodied with nice complexity. Plums, orange peel, fine wood, clay, black tea, clove, coffee beans. — 2 years ago

Todd Stone

9.0

Dark garnet with a jammy nose of dark plum and some oak and/or some light leather. Smooth in the mouth with medium tannins & acidity. Also a hint of fruit forwardness or more red fruit like plum and red berry. A very nice blend! Again thanks James- — 4 years ago

with Peggy

B

10

Magnum 2009 La Mission Haut-Brion. Very lean and structured. More austere than the 2015 Ornellaia white. — 6 years ago

GabWine

8.9

Color : Red
Wine estate : Ornellaia
Designation : Bolgheri
Name : Bolgheri Superiore
Country : Italy
Vivino : 4/5
Note : Superb estate that offers a wine of high class. A coppery robe with a sweet nose of tobacco, hazelnuts and chocolates. In the mouth, a very good length with a large amplitude. A final on the leather and woody.
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Superbe domaine qui nous propose un vin de grande classe. Une robe cuivrée avec un nez doux de tabac, noisettes et chocolats. En bouche, une longueur très bonne avec une grande amplitude. Un final sur le cuir et boisé.
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👍🏻Vivino, FB : GabWine | IG : gabriel_dvl 🥂 — 7 years ago

Marvin Liu

9.2

First Ornellaia, gotta try the regular one next time. Good bottle for a second wine. — 8 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.4

When in Portofino - drink like a worldly Italian!! This wine was a surprise find on my way to buy an ornellaia or chiappini - my two favorite Bolgheri wines with muscle AND finesse in the glass. This wine is from a cooler region in Italy however the Cabernet and Merlot could not have been shown better. There is pepper on the palette but otherwise the perfect balance and structure of these Bordeaux varietals. There is leather on the front end, and the acidity and lower alcohol made this wine a great addition to our meal. A guaranteed winner of any blind tasting!! — 9 years ago

Calvin Liang

9.8

An amazing wine with incredible complexity. Black currants, black plums, dark chocolate, earth, sawdust, cigar smoke, etc. It just keeps going on and on! Better than the 2001 Ornellaia I had earlier. It can be enjoyed for many years to come. — 3 years ago

Mark Turner

9.9

This was the mystery bottle in our Super Tuscan tasting event. It was up against the 2016 Masseto, Ornellaia, Sassicaia, Solaia, Tignanello, and Redigaffi. This wine was outstanding. Probably one of the top 5 vintages of Insignia since 1994 in my opinion. Deep purple color, blueberry, blackberry, chocolate, some lead pencil and earth on the nose. Super smooth and elegant on the palate. Really well balanced fruit, tannins, acid. Long elegant finish of dark fruit and earthy with a touch of spice that lingered beautifully. We decanted this and all others about 2.5 hours prior to tasting. Second favorite of the night behind the Masseto which was a force of nature. — 5 years ago

with Jared, Craig and 2 others

Jordan de la Torre

10

Perfection — 6 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Really a stunning Pavie. Leads with a strawberry and pencil nose, some red floral notes. Rich and broad, might’ve guessed Ornellaia blind. Chocolate, cocoa notes. Superb, will keep for 2-3 years at least. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Ornellaia white @ £43 that’s perfect w/ food

🐔 Paired w/ Mrs E’s Chicken & leek pie n mash

🍇 80% Sauv Blanc, 10% Viognier & 10% Vermentino

🍷 Golden straw

👃 Standing in a waterfall being beaten by tropical fruits from above & covered in honey goo w/ a Pina colada slap, green apple shards & crushed rock minerals

👄 Med+ gloopy honeyed tropical fruits w/ vanilla & green banana tones

🎯 Med+ minerally dry finale w/ a stick honey tropical tingle — 8 years ago

Ian Downey

9.6

unbelievable line up for the Tuscan '12's. The Redigaffi and the Ornellaia were outstanding. These two were my favorites. BUT, perhaps the revelation was how the Giusto di Notri stood up and took notice in this tasting. Keep your eyes open for that, as it's a fraction of the cost of the other 3. — 9 years ago

Pirom Phadoemchit

8.9

Tasted blind:

Med+ intensity, lots of black fruits, stewed cherries, cherry pie, underlying new oak, beginning to just show some tertiary character.

Palate was ripe, med+ tannin, med acidity. Similar flavors on the palate. A bit of black pepper and cinnamon. Good finish.

Initial conclusions were either a a high quality southern Rhone producer, possibly Languedoc (Mas Du Mas Gassac), perhaps a Minervois, an Italian super Tuscan (similar to 'Ornellaia), Napa (in a cooler vintage) and only was Bordeaux a final guess! — 9 years ago

Tyler Madigan

9.5

A splurge treat. It didn’t surpass Ornellaia as my all time favourite, but definitely further established Bolgheri as my favourite wine region. A beautiful, elegant and balanced wine. Smooth and delicious. — 3 years ago

with Shalyn

Mark Turner

9.6

Part of Super Tuscan Horizontal tasting. All 2016 vintage Masseto, Ornellaia, Sassicaia, Solaia, Tignanello, Redigafi, and a mystery bottle (Phelps Insignia). I got a lot of plumb and black cherry on the nose with a little tobacco and chocolate. On the plate it was soft, rich and balanced. Finished with some spicy notes. Very enjoyable, but did not stand out relative to others in the tasting, but that’s only because of the competition. — 5 years ago

with Jared, Craig and 2 others

Paul J

9.1

Massive wine. Not really my style, especially after the Ornellaia. Probably could have used a decant but we didn’t have time for that. — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Winemakers dinner with Ornellaia. My god, what will this give in a few years? Already superb now. Again the elegance and finish were intruiging! — 8 years ago

with Jeroen and Ken

Will Rogers

9.1

Dinner at Bowen’s — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

Solid Tuscan blend from Bolgheri. Described as our waiter as a baby Ornellaia - not quite sure this is at that level, especially at this age, but for the price this is pretty nice. Quite intensely aromatic, with good fruit and tannins on the finish. — 9 years ago

with Michael and Allison

David L

9.5

07' Ornellaia Bolgheri ( Bordeaux blend). Predominately Cabernet. I'm also guessing it's mostly all new oak. Slightly tannic & a little heavy on the oak. That absolutely subsides with a decent decanting . Must decant, so the fruit can move forward in the wine. Layers of elegant & beautiful black fruit, with hints of tobacco & dark chocolate. It just lays on the back of your palate for 30+ seconds. A little more patience/time?? I would love to try this again in 3-5 years. Recommend highly!

I've got to get some more of the great vintages of this! My better half..."We need to get some of this" 😉 — 9 years ago