2015 Ornellaia, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
Walter Speller
17+/20
Monica Larner
93/100
James Suckling
98/100
Antonio Galloni
98/100
Product: 20158012094
2015 Ornellaia, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Ornellaia

Critics reviews

Walter Speller 17+/20
Pure, rich cherry and cassis fruit on the nose with a hint of dried fruit. There is lots of everything: concentrated fruit, grainy tannins and a perfect dose of acidity. Clearly stuff for the future, but can already be approached.Walter Speller,  JancisRobinson.com (May 2018)
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (May 2018)
Monica Larner 93/100
The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is a dark, exuberant and opulent wine that is teeming with flavor, ripeness and extract. That said, there is also a note of impurity that I only really locked in on when I went back to taste the wine at different time intervals later in the day and the next. To be clear, it was there upon first examination, but then it blew off. And then it came back. That game of hide and seek proved distracting and puzzling. I wondered if it was cork or barrel, although it did not behave like any of those things, and my doubt is recorded by the question mark next to my score. Once you get past that little blemish, you are instantly aware of the beauty and depth of the vintage. The wine is savory in terms of aromas and sweet in terms of tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon flavors of dried blackberry, toasted espresso and cured tobacco play leading roles.Monica Larner - 06/09/2018
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Sep 2018)
James Suckling 98/100
The blackberry and blueberry aromas with fresh sage and bay-leaf character are impressive. Stone, graphite and mineral undertones. Full-bodied and silky and refined tannins. Dusty. Elegance and polish. Shows greatness in strength and refinement. A dialed-in, dialed-back Ornellaia. Drink in 2022. james_suckling – September 2018
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Sep 2018)
Antonio Galloni 98/100
The 2015 Ornellaia is a dream wine with magnificent balance. All the elements are in the right place. In most vintages, Ornellaia needs time to fully come together, but the 2015 is just impeccable, even in the early going. The warm vintage notwithstanding, winemaker Axel Heinz crafted and Ornellaia is more about finesse and power. The potent, bruising tannins Ornellaia can show as a young wine are nowhere to be found. Bright raspberry jam, mint, white flowers and pomegranate are some of the many notes that punctuate the finish in a memorable Ornellaia that will go down among the great vintages produced at this reference-point estate. Drink 2023-2040. antonio_galloni – Vinous.com – April 2018
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Apr 2018)

About this wine

Ornellaia

Tenuta dell’Ornellaia is located in one of the world’s most exciting wine regions: Bolgheri. A breathtaking avenue lined by towering cypress trees leads inland from the Aurelia, the old Roman coastal road, up to the walls of Bolgheri’s medieval hamlet. From the village the view extends far out to sea and on a clear day the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago and Corsica can be seen. The mild maritime climate and  the lush Mediterranean vegetation leave an imprint upon the character of the wines. Tenuta dell’Ornellaia's unique territory guides all aspects of production: limited quantities to ensure maximum quality, attention to every detail, selective hand harvesting, microvinification and ageing.
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