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Ornellaia 2017
BOTTLE:
$890.00
Out of stock
SKU
68716
HALF-DOZEN: $5,073.00 or $845.50 each
DOZEN: $9,612.00 or $801.00 each
DOZEN: $9,612.00 or $801.00 each
A stunning wine, the 2017 Ornellaia offers a captivating interplay of richness and energy. Picking early was the key. Young vine Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc were harvested in August for the first time ever. In the glass, the 2017 offers up an enticing mélange of mocha, cedar, tobacco and licorice, with soft curves that add to its sensuality and allure. The 2017 is sumptuous and racy, as Ornellaias from warmer years tend to be, but it is not at all heavy or overdone. In a word: superb! (97) ANTONIO GALLONI
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. (97) JAMES SUCKLING
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. (97) JEB DUNNUCK
56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc. Very hot vintage with the Merlot picked in August. Aged in barriques for 18 months. As close to the sea/ocean as Cape Mentelle is! 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. (18) JANCIS ROBINSON
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. (97) JAMES SUCKLING
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. (97) JEB DUNNUCK
56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc. Very hot vintage with the Merlot picked in August. Aged in barriques for 18 months. As close to the sea/ocean as Cape Mentelle is! 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. (18) JANCIS ROBINSON