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2019 Ornellaia

A “Gorgeous Wine”

from the Tuscan Coast

98 JA / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 97 WA / 97 JS / 97 JD

$249.89 (750ML) - Buy Now

In Stock - Limited

A “Classic Ornellaia for the cellar!”

It’s been 40 years since the vines were planted at Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, back when Ludovico Antinori and Andre Tchelistcheff began the project. Now owned by the Frescobaldi Family, but run as a separate estate, the Cabernet based Ornellaia “truly captures the essence of these unique vineyards and microclimates” (Antonio Galloni).

While diving in our cellar I came across a single bottle of the 2009 Ornellaia (sadly, the last bottle we have) and was inspired to see what we have in stock of this iconic producer from the Maremma on the Tuscan coast. The new 2019, packed in wood 6 packs, as well as some 2018 and a few magnums, plus that one bottle of 09, are waiting here in our cellar, hoping to find a home in yours!

For the 14th edition of Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg have interpreted the “Il Vigore” character of Ornellaia 2019, chosen to describe the energy of plant growth and the flourishing condition of nature that transforms itself, giving life to a landscape of energy, strength and power. Each case (6 pack) of Ornellaia 2019 contains one bottle with the artists’ label.

2019 Ornellaia

$249.89 (750ML) In Stock- Buy Now

98 JA / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 97 WA / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 WS

Charred caramel and liquorice aromatics, with sappy acidity accompanying generous olive tapenade, blackberry and raspberry fruits on the opening beats. Deceptively silky tannins, they are tactile and supple at first then close in through the mid palate, revealing a more serious Ornellaia with layers of graphite, savoury cassis, sage, bay leaf, underbrush and white truffle spices. A touch of sweet salted caramel returns after half an hour in the glass, this is well structured and will be giving its best after five or six years in bottle, and for several decades. A hot dry summer followed by cooler weather during harvest has given finesse and complexity, and a wine to savour. All varieties are aged separately for 12 months then blended and then put back in barrel for 6 months, followed by 12 months in bottle. 70% new oak. Director Axel Heinz, oenologist Olga Fusari. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

This is a beautiful expression of coastal Tuscany and the sunny Mediterranean. The Ornellaia 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia (a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot) pours from the bottle with a specific darkness that has elements of both inky saturation and ruby highlights. The wine is saturated and rich—this is something you notice off the bat—but it also reveals a pleasing lightness or grace that is transmitted to both the bouquet and the palate. Dark fruit, pressed blackberry and plum mingle with more substantial aromas of spice, leather and sweetly cured tobacco. The tannins are beautifully managed, and the wine sports considerable heft and density on the palate that drives a very long and pleasurable mouthfeel.—Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

Also Available:

2018 Ornellaia