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Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia Red Bordeaux Blend Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 1998

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The bunches were hand-picked into 15 kg bins, and the fruit was carefully graded and selected on a double sorting tab...

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  • WS: 91

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Intensely aromatic with layers of coffee, roasted chili, olive, and black fruits that continue to evolve all night. Still a baby in the mouth with ... Read more

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A very nice and expensive red. Very tight and closed when opened and as black as night. Upon opening three hours later, it was full of dark fruit a... Read more

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Editorial Reviews for Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia Red Bordeaux Blend Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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4.50 5
12/29/2008

Intensely aromatic with layers of coffee, roasted chili, olive, and black fruits that continue to evolve all night. Still a baby in the mouth with a big, muscular feel. The tannins are polished yet abundant, the fruit is dark and rich, bordering on sweet especially with the sweet wood tones. There is a coffee cream note to the mid-palate then a bif creme de cassis note takes over on the back end and leads to the finish with it's spice, mineral and olive tones. It's a lot of wine and while not exactly my style is certainly enjoyable and that goes for amateurs as well! 2008-2016 92pts

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Snooth User: 97mjr
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03/05/2009

great wine

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Snooth User: Derek67
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01/07/2009

A very nice and expensive red. Very tight and closed when opened and as black as night. Upon opening three hours later, it was full of dark fruit and had a very distinctive green bell pepper flavor, which I love.

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11/29/2011

WS Top 100 2001, Rank: 1 - A cool and sleek Tuscan red, with tarragon and fresh sage aromas, blackberry and cherry undertones. Full-bodied, with a wonderfully silky palate of fine tannins and a long, fruity finish. Very sophisticated and reserved. Be... Wine Spectator. A Proprietary Blend wine from Tuscany in Italy. 1998 Ornellaia, Tenuta dell Ornellaia 750ml

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01/17/2009

A cool and sleek Tuscan red, with tarragon and fresh sage aromas, blackberry and cherry undertones. Full-bodied, with a wonderfully silky palate of fine tannins and a long, fruity finish. Very sophisticated and reserved. Best after 2004. 13,330 cases... Wine Spectator. A Proprietary Blend wine from Tuscany in Italy. 1998 Ornellaia, Tenuta dell' Ornellaia 750ml

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01/30/2009

Concentrated aromas and flavors of cassis and blackberry are offset by suggestions ofherb, mint and vanilla in this elegantly structured wine, with fine, focused tannins set in a velvety texture ending in a long finish.

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Ratings & Tags for Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia Red Bordeaux Blend Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

158632 Snooth User: bethesdafrog
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03/30/2009

82367 Snooth User: spikearl
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133137 Snooth User: ryanleesharp
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45808 Snooth User: Francesco
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01/01/2009

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Winemaker's Notes:

The bunches were hand-picked into 15 kg bins, and the fruit was carefully graded and selected on a double sorting table, before and after destemming, After a light crushing, each variety and vineyard block was vinified separately giving birth to a total of 51 different base wines each interpreting the considerable diversity of the Estate’s terroirs.. A week-long fermentation was carried out at 26-30°C in stainless steel, followed by a maceration of 18 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in oak barrels (70% new and 30% once used). The wine remained in barriques in the temperature controlled cellars of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia for a total period of 18 months. After the first 12 months the master blend was made. The wine was then re-introduced into barrique where it spent the remaining 6 months, followed by 12 months in the bottle prior to release.

The bunches were hand-picked into 15 kg bins, and the fruit was carefully graded and selected on a double sorting table, before and after destemming, After a light crushing, each variety and vineyard block was vinified separately giving birth to a total of 51 different base wines each interpreting the considerable diversity of the Estate’s terroirs.. A week-long fermentation was carried out at 26-30°C in stainless steel, followed by a maceration of 18 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in oak barrels (70% new and 30% once used). The wine remained in barriques in the temperature controlled cellars of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia for a total period of 18 months. After the first 12 months the master blend was made. The wine was then re-introduced into barrique where it spent the remaining 6 months, followed by 12 months in the bottle prior to release.

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