Tenuta dell´Ornellaia - Ornellaia VdT 2017

Bewertungen

• 97/100

  Falstaff
  Sattes, tiefdunkles Rubin mit Violettschimmer. Intensive und klar angelegte Nase, duftet nach Heidelbeeren, dunklen Ribiseln, dazu etwas Kardamom und Lakritze. Schmalzig und satt in Ansatz und Verlauf, viel reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, feines griffiges Tannin, im Finale fester Druck, endet auf Beerenfrucht und Lakritze."

• 97/100

  James Suckling
  A big, rich wine for the vintage, yet poised and lively with firm, chewy tannins that give form and intensity to the wine. It shows loads of blackberry, blackcurrant and walnut flavors. Ripe yet polished tannins. Give this three or four years to come together."

• 96/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  From a hot vintage in Bolgheri, the 2017 Ornellaia is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and the rest close to an even split of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in French oak. It doesn't match the 2016, but it’s a beautiful wine offering complex notes of red and black fruits, chocolate, roasted herbs, licorice, and dried earth. This carries to a full-bodied Ornellaia with a rich, concentrated mid-palate, ripe, mouthcoating tannins, and a great finish. It shows the dry, hot vintage yet stays lively and holds onto a sense of elegance. I followed this bottle for multiple days and it only improved with air. This is a beautiful, elegant Ornellaia that will evolve for 30-40 years or more."

• 94/100

  Wine Spectator
  Though well-oaked, this features ample black cherry, plum and loam flavors to match the vanilla and sweet spice elements. Harmonious and accessible at this young stage, but will be better in a few years once the components harmonize. Vibrant and long. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2022 through 2038. 2,300 cases imported."

• 18/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Very deep blackish garnet. Hint of spearmint. Looks very glowing and glam. Rich and sweet on the nose. And then very refreshing and minerally on the finish. A little wood-shavings note but overall this is hugely pleasurable. Is this the Ornellaia? Really well balanced. Just a little bit of alcohol on the end. Rich and powerful."

• 90/100

  Decanter
  A rich nose of glossy, violet-scented fruit beckons, but prominent tannins and charry, toasty oak have a firm grip on the palate. Currently foursquare and somewhat astringent. Going back, the alcohol makes for a warm finish with raisined fruit. Needs time. One to review."