Tim Shaw

9.8

I don't even have a frame of reference for how incredible this wine is !!! The closest was an Ornellaia I had but that was twenty years ago. Powerful, taut, but balanced. Bought two bottles so I can try one in 10 years or so. — 12 years ago

Yvan Sandoz

9.3

I would need a glass of Ornellaia next to it to be able to compare... — 12 years ago

with Nicole

Alessandro Lunardi

10

Two beautiful wines ., as we poured them in the glasses Sammarco was very expressive while Ornellaia showed quite austere, compact and monolithic. Sammarco opened quickly with delicate scents of white flowers, rose petals, tobacco, minerals, olives, and a fresh vibrant mouth feel. Ornellaia stayed austere for at least 30 min, but then it started to wake up with timid notes of oriental spices, cider box, saddle leather, graphite, wild cherries, cassis and licorice. Suddenly Ornellaia intensity increases exponentially, with broader complexity, sweet tobacco, chocolate powder, mint, clove. Sammarco stayed stable with a lighter structure in a very pretty, elegant expressive state. After one hour Sammarco started to lose intensity, flattens a bit it's freshness and turns to a slight simplicity. At the end of the dinner, with just a little wine in the glass Ornellaia was still growing and increasing complexity. We should have had a magnum! — 13 years ago

Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

9.6

Eyes: Light + to Medium bodied. Ruby / purple core trailing slightly to the edge of the glass.
Bouquet: Plum, violet with hints of cooked meat, spice, hard raspberry candy and clay.
Palate: Medium bodied with a round, elegant mouth feel. Notes of plum, cherry and flowers are carried by medium acidity and polished tannins. Despite carrying 14.5% ABV, there is absolutely nothing out of place here with the entire drinking experience being harmonious and pure. The length on the finish sails for minutes.
Conclusion: Add this wine to the great Tuscan Merlots like those from Tua Rita, Petrolo and Ornellaia at a savings of at least 30% per bottle. Superb now, this will reward 7 to 10 years of cellar time if you can wait. — 12 years ago

Russ Bus

9.7

Head pruned / 0.5t acre / single clos vyard / 225(450x6) cases a yr / Av 97pt over last decade / 100pts twice / Ornellaia of Spain / 3 vines = 1 bottle / — 12 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

Love Le Volte. Ornellaia is a strong house, they never disappoint. — 12 years ago

Andy Rothbaum

10

Ornus dell Ornellaia 2010 — 12 years ago

with Joe

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

10

Best wine I tasted at the Grand Tour (including Haut-Brion, Ornellaia, et al.) — 12 years ago