Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend

9.431 ratings
9.313 pro ratings
Bolgheri, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

9.0

Holding up really well with red fruit behind a bit of barnyard. Delicious, but not too much charachter.

Holding up really well with red fruit behind a bit of barnyard. Delicious, but not too much charachter.

Feb 4th, 2017
Mick Eddy

Pretty decent

Pretty decent

Jul 31st, 2015
Paul Kaan

Winemaker/Blogger FilthyGoodVino.com

9.5

Exceptional #FilthyOldVino! Varietal typicity is often used to assess the quality of a wine eg Does it taste like a Cabernet? My response "I don't care! Is it a good wine?" This Ornellaia doesn't taste like Cabernet, but, damn, it was wine of the night amongst some serious competition @anthdanna Italian Wine Dinner on Thursday! Poised, balanced, layered, the complexity you get from well aged exceptional wine! #yumminesshasnolimits #Wine #RealWine #Ornellaia #SuperTuscan

Exceptional #FilthyOldVino! Varietal typicity is often used to assess the quality of a wine eg Does it taste like a Cabernet? My response "I don't care! Is it a good wine?" This Ornellaia doesn't taste like Cabernet, but, damn, it was wine of the night amongst some serious competition @anthdanna Italian Wine Dinner on Thursday! Poised, balanced, layered, the complexity you get from well aged exceptional wine! #yumminesshasnolimits #Wine #RealWine #Ornellaia #SuperTuscan

May 30th, 2015
Paul Kaan

Winemaker/Blogger FilthyGoodVino.com

9.5

Restraint, savoury yumminess, fine long tannin, core of fruit, length.

Restraint, savoury yumminess, fine long tannin, core of fruit, length.

May 28th, 2015
Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.1

If it was blind I would've said Bordeaux

If it was blind I would've said Bordeaux

Jul 16th, 2014
Joseph Ngo

beautiful sweet fragrant fruit.

beautiful sweet fragrant fruit.

Jun 8th, 2014
Thomas Monroe

Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective

10

WOW!!!

WOW!!!

Aug 28th, 2013
John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.7

En magnum. Perfectly mature, wet leaves, tobacco and hints of dried red fruit

En magnum. Perfectly mature, wet leaves, tobacco and hints of dried red fruit

Apr 25th, 2013
Andrew Cullimore

Garnet , ruby core , with terracotta rim . Quite ripe juicy nose , blueberry , blackberry , with an earthy , cedar tinged note and touch of mint . On the palate more reserved , with dark cassis , blackberry , scorched earth , tobacco , cedar . Good refreshing acidity , slightly drying tannin. Quite good length, after a while a mineral , crushed rock note . This is at peak now in magnum, for now and the next 5-8 years . Bottles drink now and over the next few years I would imagine

Garnet , ruby core , with terracotta rim . Quite ripe juicy nose , blueberry , blackberry , with an earthy , cedar tinged note and touch of mint . On the palate more reserved , with dark cassis , blackberry , scorched earth , tobacco , cedar . Good refreshing acidity , slightly drying tannin. Quite good length, after a while a mineral , crushed rock note . This is at peak now in magnum, for now and the next 5-8 years . Bottles drink now and over the next few years I would imagine

Nov 22nd, 2023
Emmanuel Reyes

1990, priceless, timeless, an experience in itself

1990, priceless, timeless, an experience in itself

Jan 1st, 2018