Al Shikoh

9.3

Big and powerful with 15% alcohol. Dark cherry, cassis, leather, and earth predominate with nice tannic structure. Estate borders Ornellaia but not quite as good in my opinion. — 9 years ago

with Kelly

Christophe Dujardin

8.9

Great but under Guado al tasso and Ornellaia. Could improve with time. — 10 years ago

B

10

2000 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Burgundy. Drank w K and A at the house. I loved this wine. Vanilla and fruit on the nose and very soft edges. Not a long finish tho- very short, but not harsh. Young wine but great. Interesting comp to the 1998 Ornellaia, which was very spicy. — 10 years ago

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. — 11 years ago

Andy Rothbaum

10

Ornus dell Ornellaia 2010 — 11 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.) — 11 years ago

B

10

2001 Tenuto dell' Ornellaia Masseto merlot. Drank during date night at Vincenti. Decanted about an hour before drinking, but it was still massive. It was a gorgeous wine though- full bouquet of fruits and rich tannins. Loved it! — 9 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.3

Beautiful Bordeaux, nice to compare the differences between this and Ornellaia. — 10 years ago

with Ilida

Scott Kahn

9.2

Deeply extracted fruit made this wine a delight from the Harlan family. It required 30 minutes in the glass to open and yet it was surpassed by a younger ornellaia when paired with a rich steak. This wine shows better on its own (without food) IMO. — 10 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. — 11 years ago

Yvan Sandoz

9.3

I would need a glass of Ornellaia next to it to be able to compare... — 11 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! — 12 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

More poised and elegant than I recall, but in a good way. A good dose of oak but it takes it well as it already seems fairly well integrated.
#ornellaia — 10 years ago

with Eric

Scotti Stark

Hospitality Charnu Winery

9.6

At Camerata...without Mr Keck. Hope that Ornellaia tasting is good my friend. — 10 years ago

Mac Cappuccino

9.5

Its a Super Tuscan without paying for the label of Tignanello or Ornellaia or Sassechaia.. Don't care about spelling. — 10 years ago

Andrea de Leonardis

8.9

GUADOAL TASSO BRUCIATO 2013 TOSCANA, CAB 20% MERLOT 15% SYRAH Guado a Tasso estate owned by italian super power Antinori 50 miles SW of Florence in Bolgheri by the sea. Bolgheri became known for being the birthplace of Super Tuscans (wines using mainly international varietal like cabernet sauvignon ,merlot, cab franc and syrah )about 50 yrs ago when the benchmark SASSICAIA was first created. Since then the area has been growing immensely producing some great expensive wines( Sassicaia, Ornellaia , Masseto) but also some affordable easy drinking ones like BRUCIATO that encloses softness of the smell of the breeze that touches Bolgheri and its hills is expressed in the glass with a deep ruby red and hints of cherry, blackberry and sweet spices. In the mouth ,is elegant and cozy ,thanks to a delicate softness , also due to the refinement of 12 months in new oak barrels and nice spice and delicate aromas The nose is dominated by intense notes of ripe red berry fruit and complementary aromas of sweet spices and coffee.Ample and
balanced on the palate,the wine shows silky tannins along with a sweet and spicy finish and aftertaste. — 11 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 / — 11 years ago